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CXAK59 PAOT 010925
CLMOTZ
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KOTZEBUE, AK
125 AM AKDT THU SEP 1 2016
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...THE KOTZEBUE WSO AP CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2016...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1898 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 80 8/06/1968
LOW 26 8/21/1902
HIGHEST 71 8/12 63 8 65 8/05
LOWEST 44 35 9 36 8/31
AVG. MAXIMUM 62.0 56.1 5.9 54.8
AVG. MINIMUM 51.9 47.3 4.6 47.3
MEAN 57.0 51.7 5.3 51.1
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX >= 80 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX >= 70 2 1.1 0.9 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.0 -0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 5.18 1951
MINIMUM 0.00 1995
TOTALS 1.92 2.18 -0.26 3.99
DAILY AVG. 0.06 0.07 -0.01 0.13
DAYS >= .01 14 11.4 2.6 16
DAYS >= .10 6 5.0 1.0 10
DAYS >= .50 1 0.7 0.3 3
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.1 -0.1 1
GREATEST
24 HR TOTAL 0.80 8/19 1.26 8/25
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 0.3 1962
24 HR TOTAL 0.2 8-31-1962
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 239 412 -173 425
SINCE 7/1 492 738 -246 621
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 5 0 5 14
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.3
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 31/210 DATE 08/19
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 37/210 DATE 08/19
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 15 GLAZE 0
DRIZZLE 0 HAIL 0
SNOW 0 HAZE 0
FOG 13 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1
BLOWING SNOW 0
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
AUGUST TEMPERATURES WERE ABOVE AVERAGE FOR THE MONTH WITH THE AVERAGE
MAXIMUM OF 62.0 DEGREES BEING 5.9 DEGREES WARMER THAN NORMAL MAXIMUM OF 56.1
DEGREES. ONE RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE AND THREE TIED MAXIMUM MINIMUM TEMPERATURES
WERE RECORDED FOR AUGUST. THERE WERE 14 DAYS THAT HAD MEASURABLE RAINFALL TOTALING
1.92 INCHES HOWEVER WE WERE STILL BELOW THE MONTHLY AVERAGE OF 2.18 INCHES BY 0.26
INCHES. THERE WERE 13 DAYS WITH FOG AND ONLY 1 OF THOSE DAYS HAD FOG DECREASING
VISIBILITY TO 1/4 MILE OR LOWER.
SV SEP 16
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