CXAK58 PAVW 032040 CLMVWS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VALDEZ, AK 1140 AM AKST MON MAR 3 2014 ................................... ...THE VALDEZ WSO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2014... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1972 TO 2014 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR\'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 52 2/27/1991 LOW -10 2/04/1999 HIGHEST 44 2/28 41 3 39 2/28 LOWEST 3 6 -3 14 2/07 AVG. MAXIMUM 28.6 31.1 -2.5 34.0 AVG. MINIMUM 13.8 20.9 -7.1 25.1 MEAN 21.2 25.9 -4.7 29.6 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 24 12.9 11.1 5 DAYS MAX >= 80 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX >= 70 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 28 26.6 1.4 28 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.4 -0.4 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 14.47 1996 MINIMUM 0.06 2007 TOTALS 0.78 5.79 -5.01 6.93 DAILY AVG. 0.03 0.20 -0.17 0.25 DAYS >= .01 8 15.1 -7.1 21 DAYS >= .10 3 10.1 -7.1 14 DAYS >= .50 0 3.9 -3.9 3 DAYS >= 1.0 0 1.4 -1.4 2 GREATEST 24 HR TOTAL 0.22 2/13 1.88 2/10 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 180.0 1996 24 HR TOTAL 30.7 2-05-1996 SNOW DEPTH 97 2-27-2012 TOTALS 13.4 61.3 -47.9 96.3 SINCE 7/1 192.9 252.4 -59.5 255.3 SNOWDEPTH AVG. 35 40 -4 49 DAYS >= TRACE 8 16.3 -8.3 24 DAYS >= 1.0 5 9.4 -4.4 17 DAYS >= 6.0 0 3.4 -3.4 5 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 42 2/19 57 2/09 24 HR TOTAL 3.9 2/13 17.4 2/09 DEGREE_DAYS HEATING TOTAL 1284 1092 192 1051 SINCE 7/1 6342 6706 -364 6862 COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 0 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.5 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 37/110 DATE 02/9 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 55/110 DATE 02/9 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 1 GLAZE 0 DRIZZLE 0 HAIL 0 SNOW 8 HAZE 0 FOG 0 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0 BLOWING SNOW 1 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && VALDEZ WEATHER IS GOING BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN WET AND DRY THIS WINTER WITH A DRY FEBRUARY FOLLOWING THE WET JANUARY AND DRY DECEMBER. THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS THE 4TH COLDEST WITH AN AVERAGE LOW OF 13.8 DEGREES FOR THE MONTH. THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS JUST BELOW NORMAL. SNOWFALL WAS WELL BELOW AVERAGE WITH ONLY 13.4 INCHES. THERE HAVE ONLY BEEN 4 YEARS WITH LESS SNOW IN FEBRUARY. SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON IS OVER FIVE FEET BELOW NORMAL. PRECIPITATION WAS ALSO VERY LOW WITH ONLY 0.78 INCHES; THE THIRD DRIEST ON RECORD BEHIND 2007 AND 1989. WITH THE HEAVY PRECIPITATION IN JANUARY THE ANNUAL IS STILL 2.31 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL AS OF THE END OF THE MONTH. $$ SE MAR 14