CXAK58 PAMC 050836 CLMMCG CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MCGRATH, AK 1236 AM AKDT TUE MAY 5 2009 ................................... ...THE MCGRATH AIRPORT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2009... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1940 TO 2009 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR\'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH R 68 4/29/2009 LOW -40 4/01/1985 HIGHEST R 68 4/29 52 16 58 4/23 LOWEST -15 -8 -7 -8 4/12 AVG. MAXIMUM 40.8 40.5 0.3 35.9 AVG. MINIMUM 19.1 17.7 1.4 15.1 MEAN 30.0 29.1 0.9 25.5 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 5 6.8 -1.8 14 DAYS MAX >= 80 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX >= 70 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 23 26.7 -3.7 27 DAYS MIN <= 0 4 4.3 -0.3 6 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 2.78 1964 MINIMUM 0.01 1943 TOTALS 0.91 0.66 0.25 1.13 DAILY AVG. 0.03 0.70 -0.67 0.04 DAYS >= .01 11 6.8 4.2 8 DAYS >= .10 3 2.0 1.0 4 DAYS >= .50 0 0.1 -0.1 0 DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 GREATEST 24 HR TOTAL 0.30 4/23 0.37 4/13 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 32.8 1964 24 HR TOTAL 12.7 4-24-1964 SNOW DEPTH 51 4-04-1946 TOTALS 6.3 5.7 0.6 5.5 SINCE 7/1 138.8 96.7 42.1 0.0 SNOWDEPTH AVG. 30 18 12 19 DAYS >= TRACE 12 10.0 2.0 14 DAYS >= 1.0 3 1.4 1.6 2 DAYS >= 6.0 0 0.1 -0.1 0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 39 4/04 24 4/02 24 HR TOTAL 1.9 4/12 2.6 4/13 DEGREE_DAYS HEATING TOTAL 1042 1078 -36 1177 SINCE 7/1 13641 13048 593 12479 COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 7 13 -6 19 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.7 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 24/200 DATE 04/27 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 36/200 DATE 04/26 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 1 RAIN 9 GLAZE 0 DRIZZLE 0 HAIL 0 SNOW 11 HAZE 0 FOG 11 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. && RECORD MAX MIN OF 38 ON 26TH, RECORD MAX MIN OF 40 ON 27TH, RECORD MAX OF 68 ON 29TH (ALSO MONTHLY RECORD), RECORD MAX TEMP OF 67 ON 30TH. $$ BE MAY 09