CXAK58 PAFC 011342 CLMANC CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK 438 AM AKST SUN NOV 1 2009 ................................... ...THE ANCHORAGE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2009... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1915 TO 2009 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 64 10/09/2006 LOW -6 10/26/1935 HIGHEST 58 MM MM 51 LOWEST 23 MM MM 9 AVG. MAXIMUM 45.4 40.0 5.4 35.3 AVG. MINIMUM 35.3 28.3 7.0 24.0 MEAN 40.4 34.1 6.3 29.6 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 1 4.6 -3.6 12 DAYS MIN <= 32 10 19.8 -9.8 29 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.1 -0.1 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 4.28 2002 MINIMUM 0.35 1960 TOTALS 2.20 2.09 0.11 1.77 DAILY AVG. 0.07 0.07 0.00 0.06 DAYS >= .01 12 9.6 2.4 11 DAYS >= .10 8 6.0 2.0 6 DAYS >= .50 0 1.0 -1.0 1 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.1 -0.1 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.44 10/05 TO 10/05 10/12 TO 10/12 10/12 TO 10/12[J) 10/12 TO 10/12[J) STORM TOTAL MM MM (MM/DD(HH)) MM 10/12(00) TO 10/12(00) 10/12(00) TO 10/12(00)2[J) 10/12(00) TO 10/12(00)2[J) SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 28.1 5 0 -26215 24 HR TOTAL 14.6 10/12/1996 TO 10/13/1996 SNOW DEPTH 17 10/13/1996 TOTALS T 8.5 -8.5 13.1 SINCE 7/1 T 8.7 -8.7 13.1 SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 1 -1 2 DAYS >= TRACE 2 9.0 -7.0 15 DAYS >= 1.0 0 2.4 -2.4 6 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 0 MM 6 10/14 24 HR TOTAL T 10/28 TO 10/28 10/12 TO 10/12 10/12 TO 10/12[J) 10/12 TO 10/12[J) STORM TOTAL MM MM (MM/DD(HH)) MM 10/12(00) TO 10/12(00) 10/12(00) TO 10/12(00)2[J) 10/12(00) TO 10/12(00)2[J) DEGREE_DAYS HEATING TOTAL 753 957 -204 1089 SINCE 7/1 1648 1936 -288 2162 COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 9 0 9 0 FREEZE DATES RECORD EARLIEST 08/14/1946 LATEST 06/08/1919 EARLIEST 10/01 09/23 LATEST 05/08 ................................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.2 RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 3/019 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 28/MM DATE MM HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 45/MM DATE MM SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 3 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 7 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 21 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 74 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 3 LIGHT RAIN 16 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 2 LIGHT SNOW 1 SLEET 0 FOG 13 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 7 HAZE 0 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ /C CXAK58 PAFC 011342