CXAK59 PAFG 091539 CLMOTZ CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 739 AM AKDT TUE APR 09 2024 ................................... ...THE KOTZEBUE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 42 03/31/2019 LOW -58 03/16/1930 HIGHEST 33 03/21 MM MM 34 03/07 LOWEST -28 03/01 MM MM -26 03/03 03/12 03/04 AVG. MAXIMUM 12.3 9.1 3.2 12.0 AVG. MINIMUM -4.2 -6.0 1.8 -4.2 MEAN 4.0 1.5 2.5 3.9 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 30 30.2 -0.2 29 DAYS MIN <= 32 31 31.0 0.0 31 DAYS MIN <= 0 20 21.0 -1.0 21 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 2.19 2009 MINIMUM T TOTALS 0.90 0.52 0.38 MM DAILY AVG. 0.03 0.02 0.01 MM DAYS >= .01 11 7.3 3.7 MM DAYS >= .10 3 1.7 1.3 MM DAYS >= .50 0 0.1 -0.1 MM DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 MM GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.22 03/21 TO 03/21 MM 03/21 TO 03/22 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 1881 1967 -86 1887 SINCE 7/1 11500 11932 -432 MM COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.2 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 38/120 DATE 03/03 38/110 03/19 38/300 03/31 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 49/300 DATE 03/31 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.54 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 12 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0 LIGHT RAIN 2 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 2 SNOW 5 LIGHT SNOW 19 SLEET 0 FOG 21 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 3 HAZE 4 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$