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CXAK59 PABR 010958 CCA
CLMBRW
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BARROW, AK
226 AM AKDT THU SEP 1 2016
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..THE BARROW WSO AP CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2016
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1915 TO 2016
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR\'S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 76 8/08/1968
LOW 20 8/16/1925
HIGHEST 64 8/27 61 3 52 8/25
LOWEST 30 8/4 & 8/19 27 3 26 8/20
AVG. MAXIMUM 44.2 43.9 0.3 42.3
AVG. MINIMUM 35.3 34.1 1.2 33.8
MEAN 39.8 39.0 0.8 38.0
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.9 -0.9 0
DAYS MAX >= 80 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX >= 70 0 0.0 -0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 4 13.5 -9.5 8
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 2.81 1963
MINIMUM 0.00 1934
TOTALS 0.84 1.05 -0.21 1.69
DAILY AVG. 0.03 0.03 0.00 0.05
DAYS >= .01 8 11.5 -3.5 14
DAYS >= .10 3 3.9 -0.9 6
DAYS >= .50 0 0.2 -0.2 1
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.0 0.0 0
GREATEST
24 HR TOTAL 0.41 8/18 0.55 8/25
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 4.0 1969
24 HR TOTAL 2.8 8-21-2003
SNOW DEPTH 3 8-21-2003
TOTALS 2.2 0.9 1.3 0.8
SINCE 7/1 2.2 1.0 1.2 0.8
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0 0 0
DAYS >= TRACE 9 8.1 0.9 8
DAYS >= 1.0 1 0.2 0.8 0
DAYS >= 6.0 0 0.0 0.0 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH T 8/23 LAST OF SEVERAL 0 8/18
24 HR TOTAL 1.6 8/19 0.4 8/29
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 776 806 -31 827
SINCE 7/1 1429 1555 -125 1578
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 31/220 DATE 08/18
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 38/220 DATE 08/18
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER MM
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR MM
NUMBER OF DAYS PC MM
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY MM
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) MM
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 ICE PELLETS 0
RAIN 14 GLAZE 1
DRIZZLE 8 HAIL 0
SNOW 9 HAZE 0
FOG 15 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 15
BLOWING SNOW 0
[REMARKS]
WITH NEARLY 100 YEARS OF RECORD AUGUST 2016 WAS THE 31ST WARMEST
45TH DRIEST AND 10TH SNOWIEST OF RECORD.
DAILY RECORDS SET WERE
TEMPERATURE.....MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 64 DEGREES ON THE 27TH.
SNOWFALL........TOTAL OF 0.3 INCHES ON THE 16TH.
TOTAL OF 1.6 INCHES ON THE 19TH.
RFL
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
RFL SEP 16
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