CXAK59 PABR 010958 CCA CLMBRW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BARROW, AK 226 AM AKDT THU SEP 1 2016 ................................... ...THE BARROW WSO AP CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2016... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1915 TO 2016 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR\'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 76 8/08/1968 LOW 20 8/16/1925 HIGHEST 64 8/27 61 3 52 8/25 LOWEST 30 8/4 & 8/19 27 3 26 8/20 AVG. MAXIMUM 44.2 43.9 0.3 42.3 AVG. MINIMUM 35.3 34.1 1.2 33.8 MEAN 39.8 39.0 0.8 38.0 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.9 -0.9 0 DAYS MAX >= 80 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX >= 70 0 0.0 -0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 4 13.5 -9.5 8 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 2.81 1963 MINIMUM 0.00 1934 TOTALS 0.84 1.05 -0.21 1.69 DAILY AVG. 0.03 0.03 0.00 0.05 DAYS >= .01 8 11.5 -3.5 14 DAYS >= .10 3 3.9 -0.9 6 DAYS >= .50 0 0.2 -0.2 1 DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 GREATEST 24 HR TOTAL 0.41 8/18 0.55 8/25 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 4.0 1969 24 HR TOTAL 2.8 8-21-2003 SNOW DEPTH 3 8-21-2003 TOTALS 2.2 0.9 1.3 0.8 SINCE 7/1 2.2 1.0 1.2 0.8 SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0 0 0 DAYS >= TRACE 9 8.1 0.9 8 DAYS >= 1.0 1 0.2 0.8 0 DAYS >= 6.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH T 8/23 LAST OF SEVERAL 0 8/18 24 HR TOTAL 1.6 8/19 0.4 8/29 DEGREE_DAYS HEATING TOTAL 776 806 -31 827 SINCE 7/1 1429 1555 -125 1578 COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 0 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.6 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 31/220 DATE 08/18 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 38/220 DATE 08/18 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 14 GLAZE 1 DRIZZLE 8 HAIL 0 SNOW 9 HAZE 0 FOG 15 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 15 BLOWING SNOW 0 [REMARKS] WITH NEARLY 100 YEARS OF RECORD AUGUST 2016 WAS THE 31ST WARMEST 45TH DRIEST AND 10TH SNOWIEST OF RECORD. DAILY RECORDS SET WERE TEMPERATURE.....MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 64 DEGREES ON THE 27TH. SNOWFALL........TOTAL OF 0.3 INCHES ON THE 16TH. TOTAL OF 1.6 INCHES ON THE 19TH. RFL - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && $$ RFL SEP 16