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CXAK59 PAMC 011702
CLMMCG
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MCGRATH, AK
902 AM AKDT THU SEP 1 2016
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...THE MCGRATH AIRPORT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2016...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1940 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 89 8/21/1977
LOW 25 8/28/1984
HIGHEST 75 8/17 73 2 84 8/04
LOWEST 38 31 7 34 8/24
AVG. MAXIMUM 67.0 63.4 3.6 61.8
AVG. MINIMUM 51.5 45.8 5.7 47.0
MEAN 59.2 54.6 4.6 54.4
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX >= 80 0 0.9 -0.9 1
DAYS MAX >= 70 11 5.9 5.1 5
DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.9 -0.9 0
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 6.26 1945
MINIMUM 0.80 1968
TOTALS 3.77 2.80 0.97 2.74
DAILY AVG. 0.12 0.09 0.03 0.09
DAYS >= .01 19 15.9 3.1 16
DAYS >= .10 11 8.0 3.0 6
DAYS >= .50 3 1.1 1.9 2
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.1 -0.1 0
GREATEST
24 HR TOTAL 0.87 8/21 0.72 8/25
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 0.9 1998
24 HR TOTAL 0.9 8-26-1998
SNOW DEPTH 0 8-31-2016
TOTALS 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE 7/1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0 0 0
DAYS >= TRACE 0 0.0 -0.0 0
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS >= 6.0 0 0.0 0.0 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0 MM 0 MM
24 HR TOTAL 0.0 MM 0.0 MM
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 172 325 -153 325
SINCE 7/1 307 497 -190 1095
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 5
SINCE 1/1 28 16 12 31
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.3
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 20/190 DATE 08/20
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 29/190 DATE 08/20
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 ICE PELLETS 0
RAIN 21 GLAZE 0
DRIZZLE 0 HAIL 0
SNOW 0 HAZE 0
FOG 16 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0
BLOWING SNOW 0
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
AUGUST CONTINUED TO TREND OF HIGHER THAN NORM TEMPERATURES...WITH ONE BROKEN HIGH
TEMPERATURE RECORD ON AUG 31 CAPPING OFF THE MONTH...PRECIPITATION TREND HAS ALSO
CONTINUED THROUGH THIS MONTH PRODUCING 3.77 FOR THE MONTH...WELL OVER THE NORM OF
2.80...AUGUST CONTINUED THE TREND OF ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND RAINFALL.
SBY SEP 16
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