CXAK59 PAOT 011040 CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KOTZEBUE, AK 240 AM ADT TUE APR 1 2008 ................................... ..THE KOTZEBUE AIRPORT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2008... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1897 TO 2008 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR\'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 41 3/18/1900 LOW -58 3/16/1930 HIGHEST 34 3/31 27 7 26 3/31 LOWEST -33 3/18 -26 -7 -28 3/01 AVG. MAXIMUM 8.3 8.8 -0.5 -2.4 AVG. MINIMUM -10.1 -7.3 -2.8 -5.2 MEAN -0.9 0.8 -1.7 2.0 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 28.4 -28.4 31 DAYS MAX >= 80 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX >= 70 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 31 28.9 2.1 31 DAYS MIN <= 0 24 19.7 4.3 28 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 1.23 1954 MINIMUM 0.00 1953 TOTALS 0.46 0.38 0.08 0.02 DAILY AVG. 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00 DAYS >= .01 12 6.0 6.0 2 DAYS >= .10 1 1.3 -0.3 0 DAYS >= .50 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 GREATEST 24 HR TOTAL 0.11 3/04 0.01 3/31 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 21.9 1954 24 HR TOTAL 10.2 3-03-1932 SNOW DEPTH 240 3-06-1931 TOTALS 11.0 4.8 6.2 0.3 SINCE 7/1 80.8 37.1 43.7 63.0 SNOW DEPTH AVG. 38 22 16 15 DAYS >= TRACE 20 12.0 8.0 9 DAYS >= 1.0 3 0.0 3.0 0 DAYS >= 6.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 44 3/15 16 3/08 24 HR TOTAL 3.3 3/11 0.3 3/31 DEGREE_DAYS HEATING TOTAL 2034 2008 26 2297 SINCE 7/1 11933 12001 -68 12024 COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 4 3 0 1 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.9 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 28/070 DATE 03/20 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 32/070 DATE 03/20 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 1 GLAZE 0 DRIZZLE 0 HAIL 0 SNOW 20 HAZE 2 FOG 16 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2 BLOWING SNOW 0 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ KUTZ APR 08