CXAK59 PAOM 010904 CLMOME CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NOME, AK 104 AM AKDT THU SEP 1 2016 ................................... ...THE NOME WSO AP CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2016... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1906 TO 2016 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR\'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 83 8/08/1966 LOW 23 8/30/1913 HIGHEST 72 8/31 68 4 63 8/04 LOWEST 35 32 3 29 8/31 AVG. MAXIMUM 59.5 55.9 3.6 53.0 AVG. MINIMUM 47.6 44.3 3.3 44.1 MEAN 53.6 50.1 3.5 48.5 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX >= 80 0 0.1 -0.1 0 DAYS MAX >= 70 1 1.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 0 1.4 -1.4 1 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 8.58 1998 MINIMUM 0.40 1971 TOTALS 3.03 3.22 -0.19 3.70 DAILY AVG. 0.10 0.11 -0.01 0.12 DAYS >= .01 13 15.6 -2.6 13 DAYS >= .10 7 8.3 -1.3 8 DAYS >= .50 2 1.8 0.2 3 DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.3 -0.3 1 GREATEST 24 HR TOTAL 0.73 8/02 1.22 8/25 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 0.1 1965 24 HR TOTAL 0.1 8-11-1965 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 0.1 -0.1 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 347 464 -117 502 SINCE 7/1 750 864 -114 809 COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 5 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.5 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 28/350 DATE 08/22 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 34/350 DATE 08/22 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 18 GLAZE 0 DRIZZLE 3 HAIL 0 SNOW 0 HAZE 0 FOG 14 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. && AUGUST WAS 3.5 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL FOR MEAN TEMPERATURE AND JUST BELOW NORMAL FOR PRECIPITATION AS THE LAST FEW DAYS WERE DRY. STILL HAD 18 RAIN DAYS AND THREE WITH DRIZZLE. NICE ENTRANCE INTO SEPTEMBER. THAT\'S A WRAP. $$ RCT SEP 16