CXAK59 PAMC 011702 CLMMCG CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MCGRATH, AK 902 AM AKDT THU SEP 1 2016 ................................... ...THE MCGRATH AIRPORT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2016... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1940 TO 2016 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR\'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 89 8/21/1977 LOW 25 8/28/1984 HIGHEST 75 8/17 73 2 84 8/04 LOWEST 38 31 7 34 8/24 AVG. MAXIMUM 67.0 63.4 3.6 61.8 AVG. MINIMUM 51.5 45.8 5.7 47.0 MEAN 59.2 54.6 4.6 54.4 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX >= 80 0 0.9 -0.9 1 DAYS MAX >= 70 11 5.9 5.1 5 DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.9 -0.9 0 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 6.26 1945 MINIMUM 0.80 1968 TOTALS 3.77 2.80 0.97 2.74 DAILY AVG. 0.12 0.09 0.03 0.09 DAYS >= .01 19 15.9 3.1 16 DAYS >= .10 11 8.0 3.0 6 DAYS >= .50 3 1.1 1.9 2 DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.1 -0.1 0 GREATEST 24 HR TOTAL 0.87 8/21 0.72 8/25 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 0.9 1998 24 HR TOTAL 0.9 8-26-1998 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 172 325 -153 325 SINCE 7/1 307 497 -190 1095 COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 5 SINCE 1/1 28 16 12 31 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.3 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 20/190 DATE 08/20 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 29/190 DATE 08/20 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 ICE PELLETS 0 RAIN 21 GLAZE 0 DRIZZLE 0 HAIL 0 SNOW 0 HAZE 0 FOG 16 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. && AUGUST CONTINUED TO TREND OF HIGHER THAN NORM TEMPERATURES...WITH ONE BROKEN HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORD ON AUG 31 CAPPING OFF THE MONTH...PRECIPITATION TREND HAS ALSO CONTINUED THROUGH THIS MONTH PRODUCING 3.77 FOR THE MONTH...WELL OVER THE NORM OF 2.80...AUGUST CONTINUED THE TREND OF ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND RAINFALL. $$ SBY SEP 16