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CDAK48 PAVW 201210  
CLIVWS  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VALDEZ, AK  
410 AM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2009  
   
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..THE VALDEZ WSO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 19 2009  
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1972 TO 2009  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 46 0400 PM 52 1979 42 4 46  
MINIMUM 32 0600 AM 21 1996 33 -1 30  
AVERAGE 39 37 2 38  
 
PRECIPITATION  
(INCHES)  
YESTERDAY 0.01 2.39 1987 0.27 -0.26 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.90 5.70 -2.80 6.17  
SINCE SEP 1 8.03 15.29 -7.26 15.79  
SINCE JAN 1 39.67 51.43 -11.76 51.37  
 
SNOWFALL  
(INCHES)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 4.1 1982 0.4 -0.4 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 11.6  
SINCE SEP 1 0.0 11.6  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 11.6  
SNOW DEPTH (IN) 0 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 26 28 -2 27  
MONTH TO DATE 418 471 -53 512  
SINCE SEP 1 19 1008 -989 22  
SINCE JUL 1 1522 1667 -145 1817  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE SEP 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 2 0 2 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 5 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION 270  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 9 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION 90  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.4  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER MM  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
RAIN  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY  
HIGHEST RH MM PERCENT MM  
LOWEST RH MM PERCENT MM  
AVERAGE RH MM PERCENT MM   
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THE VALDEZ WSO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 50 1991  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 19 1996  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCT 20 2009..........SUNRISE 8:42 AM SUNSET 6:18 PM  
OCT 21 2009..........SUNRISE 8:45 AM SUNSET 6:15 PM  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD HAS BEEN SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE OF PRECIPITATION.  
 
 
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AMOUNT OF DAYLIGHT TODAY (HOUR:MIN)........9 HOURS 36 MINUTES  
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....-0:05:36  
 
 
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