ABAK34 PAOM 011458
PNSOME
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NOME AK
658 AM AKDT WED AUG 1 2012
...JULY WAS A WET ONE FOR NOME...
JULY 2012 WILL BE REMEMBERED FOR ITS ABUNDANCE OF RAIN. THERE WERE 3
DISTINCT BLOCKS OF RAIN THIS MONTH, EACH ONE MORE RAINY THE LAST. THE
BEGINNING OF THE MONTH SAW A FIVE DAY STRETCH WHERE WE RECEIVED JUST
OVER A HALF INCH (.51) OF RAIN. THAT WAS FOLLOWED BY A 5 DAY PERIOD
OF HOT DRY WEATHER. MID MONTH HAD A SIX DAY SET WHICH FEATURED JUST
OVER 2/3 OF AN INCH (.68) OF RAIN. FOUR MORE DRY DAYS SET UP THE
FINAL BLITZ. FROM THE 24-29 TIME FRAME 4.73 INCHES OF RAIN PELTED THE
GOLDRUSH CITY. WE HAD TWO DAYS WITH WELL OVER AN INCH AND BROKE TWO
LONG STANDING RECORDS FOR RAINFALL. THE 25TH SAW 1.38 INCHES FALL
BREAKING A 90 YEAR OLD MARK AND THE 1.13 INCHES ON THE 28TH OUTDID
THAT BY BREAKING 101 YEAR OLD MARK.  ALL TOLD, WHEN WE RECEIVED A
THIRD OF AN INCH ON THE 31ST WE HIT 6.27 INCHES FOR THE MONTH, SECOND
ONLY TO THE 8.43 INCHES THAT FELL IN JULY 1920. FINALLY, THE 4.73
INCHES SET A RECORD FOR PRECIPITATION IN ANY MONTH DURING A SIX DAY
PERIOD. WE HAD 4.96 OF PRECIPITATION DURING A SIX DAY RUN IN 1935 BUT
THAT STRADDLED OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER. AUGUST IS STARTING OUT WITH RAIN
AND LOOKS TO STICK AROUND THROUGH WEEKS END WHICH IS AUGUST 3.
     
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