CXAK57 PANT 101749 CLMANN CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANNETTE, AK 849 AM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 ................................... ...THE ANNETTE WSO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2009... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1948 TO 2009 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR\'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 71 10/05/1964 LOW 0 10/20/1995 HIGHEST 60 10/06 59 1 68 10/02 LOWEST 33 27 6 29 10/30 AVG. MAXIMUM 52.9 51.4 1.5 49.4 AVG. MINIMUM 41.6 41.7 -0.1 39.1 MEAN 47.3 46.5 0.8 44.2 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.1 -0.1 0 DAYS MAX >= 80 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX >= 70 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 0 2.0 -2.0 3 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.1 -0.1 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 34.87 1958 MINIMUM 7.03 2002 TOTALS 9.85 13.86 -4.01 14.58 DAILY AVG. 0.32 13.90 -13.58 0.47 DAYS >= .01 23 23.6 -0.6 28 DAYS >= .10 15 19.0 -4.0 25 DAYS >= .50 7 9.6 -2.6 10 DAYS >= 1.0 2 4.6 -2.6 5 GREATEST 24 HR TOTAL 1.82 10/22 2.71 10/21 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 4.2 1956 24 HR TOTAL 2.4 10-30-1956 SNOW DEPTH 2 10-28-1985 TOTALS 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0 SINCE 7/1 0.0 0.4 -0.4 0.7 SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0 0 0 DAYS >= TRACE 0 1.1 -1.1 1 DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.1 -0.1 0 DAYS >= 6.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 0 MM 0 MM 24 HR TOTAL 0.0 MM T 10/25 DEGREE_DAYS HEATING TOTAL 17 572 -555 21 SINCE 7/1 1181 1302 -121 1472 COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 66 15 50 0 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.4 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 39/140 DATE 10/25 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 53/140 DATE 10/25 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 24 GLAZE 0 DRIZZLE 0 HAIL 0 SNOW 0 HAZE 0 FOG 24 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. && ...A COOL AND DRY MONTH FOR OCTOBER... TEMPERATURES REMAINED MOSTLY NORMAL AT ANNETTE ISLAND ENDING THE MONTH ONLY 0.7 BELOW THE NORMAL AVERAGE OF 46.6 DEGREES. KETCHIKAN ENDED THE MONTH 10.5 DEGREES BELOW THE NORMAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 45.8 AT 35.3 DEGREES. THE MONTHLY HIGH TEMPERATURE AT ANNETTE WAS 60 DEGREES SET ON THE 6TH. KETHIKAN HAD A HIGH OF 58 DEGREES SET ON THE 14TH. ANNETTE HAD A MONTHLY LOW TEMPERATURE OF 33 DEGREES SET ON THE 12TH WHILE KETCHIKAN HAD A LOW OF 28 DEGREES ALSO SET ON THE 12TH. ANNETTE ISLAND AND KETCHIKAN EACH FELL SHORT OF THE MONTHLY AVERAGE PRECIPITATION FOR OCTOBER. ANNETTE RECEIVED 9.85 INCHES OF RAIN WHICH IS 4.01 INCHES BELOW THE NORMAL AMOUNT OF 13.86 INCHES. KETCHIKAN HAD ONLY 10.40 INCHES OF RAIN WHICH IS 9.89 INCHES BELOW THE MONTLY NORMAL AVERAGE OF 20.29 INCHES. THE HIGHEST DAILY RAINFALL AT ANNETTE FELL ON THE 22ND WITH 1.82 INCHES. KETCHIKAN RECEIVED 3.27 INCHES FOR A DAILY HIGH AMOUNT. ALSO ON THE 22ND. ANNETTE ISLAND ENDED THE MONTH WITH ONLY 8 DAYS WITH ABOVE NORMAL PRECIPITATION AND 23 DAYS BELOW NORMAL. IT WAS A MOSTLY AVERAGE MONTH FOR WIND. ANNETTE HAD ITS HIGHEST SUSTAINED WIND SPEED OF 39 MPH FROM THE SOUTHEAST WHICH OCCURRED ON THE 25TH. THE HIGHEST MONTHLY PEAK WIND ALSO OCCURRED ON THE 25TH WITH A WIND GUST OF 53 MPH FROM THE SOUTHEAST. THE MONTHLY AVERAGE WIND SPEED WAS 6.4 MPH. $$ FS NOV 09