CXAK58 PAMC 020156 CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MCGRATH, AK 456 PM AKST SUN FEB 1 2009 ................................... ..THE MCGRATH AIRPORT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 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 54 1/30/1945 LOW -75 1/27/1989 HIGHEST 50 1/16 32 18 43 1/19 LOWEST -54 -47 -7 -44 1/14 AVG. MAXIMUM -2.7 2.3 -5.0 4.0 AVG. MINIMUM -19.9 -15.6 -4.3 -13.6 MEAN -11.3 -6.7 -4.6 -4.8 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 27 28.8 -1.8 28 DAYS MAX >= 80 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX >= 70 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 29 30.8 -1.8 31 DAYS MIN <= 0 22 23.2 -1.2 24 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 3.74 1993 MINIMUM 0.10 1961 TOTALS 2.08 1.04 1.04 1.16 DAILY AVG. 0.07 1.00 -0.93 0.04 DAYS >= .01 12 10.7 1.3 11 DAYS >= .10 4 3.2 0.8 5 DAYS >= .50 1 0.2 0.8 0 DAYS >= 1.0 1 0.0 1.0 0 GREATEST 24 HR TOTAL 1.03 1/14 0.26 1/15 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 42.2 1993 24 HR TOTAL 16.2 1-03-2005 SNOW DEPTH 53 1-09-1949 TOTALS 21.1 15.2 5.9 22.6 SINCE 7/1 74.8 70.0 4.8 0.0 SNOWDEPTH AVG. 25 23 2 23 DAYS >= TRACE 15 16.4 -1.4 29 DAYS >= 1.0 5 4.8 0.2 7 DAYS >= 6.0 0 0.2 -0.2 0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 30 1/20 32 1/31 24 HR TOTAL 5.9 1/14 5.4 1/28 DEGREE_DAYS HEATING TOTAL 2369 2223 146 2157 SINCE 7/1 9026 8529 556 7717 COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 7 13 -6 19 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.4 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 38/190 DATE 01/17 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION R 61/190 DATE 01/17 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 4 GLAZE 0 DRIZZLE 1 HAIL 0 SNOW 15 HAZE 1 FOG 13 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1 BLOWING SNOW 0 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ BE FEB 09