CXAK58 PAVW 011339 CLMVWS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VALDEZ, AK 440 AM AKST SUN NOV 1 2009 ................................... ...THE VALDEZ WSO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2009... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1972 TO 2009 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR\'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 58 10/05/1995 LOW 8 10/31/1975 HIGHEST 55 10/12 51 4 48 10/01 LOWEST 29 21 8 11 10/25 AVG. MAXIMUM 46.8 43.0 3.8 40.6 AVG. MINIMUM 36.1 33.4 2.7 28.6 MEAN 41.4 38.2 3.2 34.6 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 3 DAYS MAX >= 80 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX >= 70 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 7 0.0 7.0 22 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 17.31 2006 MINIMUM 2.49 1990 TOTALS 4.15 8.58 -4.43 6.62 DAILY AVG. 0.13 8.60 -8.47 0.21 DAYS >= .01 18 0.0 18.0 19 DAYS >= .10 11 0.0 11.0 15 DAYS >= .50 3 0.0 3.0 5 DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.0 0.0 1 GREATEST 24 HR TOTAL 0.69 10/04 1.78 10/10 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 39.0 1983 24 HR TOTAL 15.3 10-28-1982 SNOW DEPTH 12 10-30-1982 TOTALS 0.0 11.9 -11.9 17.5 SINCE 7/1 0.0 0.0 0.0 17.5 SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0 0 0 DAYS >= TRACE 0 0.0 0.0 14 DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.0 0.0 9 DAYS >= 6.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 0 MM 3 10/25 24 HR TOTAL 0.0 MM 3.0 10/09 DEGREE_DAYS HEATING TOTAL 23 832 -809 30 SINCE 7/1 1830 0 1830 2240 COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 2 0 2 0 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.6 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 41/340 DATE 10/29 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 79/360 DATE 10/29 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 21 GLAZE 0 DRIZZLE 9 HAIL 0 SNOW 0 HAZE 0 FOG 11 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. && $$ DTN NOV 09