CXAK59 PABR 040121 CLMBRW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BARROW, AK 421 PM AKST TUE NOV 3 2009 ................................... ...THE BARROW WILEY POST AIRPORT 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 43 10/03/1954 LOW -32 10/27/1970 HIGHEST 38 10/13 33 5 33 10/02 LOWEST -3 -10 7 -4 10/25 AVG. MAXIMUM 28.8 19.3 9.5 27.2 AVG. MINIMUM 21.0 9.8 11.2 17.9 MEAN 24.9 14.6 10.3 22.5 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 24 28.7 -4.7 30 DAYS MAX >= 80 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX >= 70 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 31 30.7 0.3 31 DAYS MIN <= 0 2 7.5 -5.5 2 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 1.65 1925 MINIMUM 0.12 1930 TOTALS 0.44 0.39 0.05 0.91 DAILY AVG. 0.01 0.40 -0.39 0.03 DAYS >= .01 11 11.9 -0.9 28 DAYS >= .10 2 0.6 1.4 0 DAYS >= .50 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 GREATEST 24 HR TOTAL 0.10 10/22 0.08 10/09 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 23.2 2008 24 HR TOTAL 15.0 10-26-1926 SNOW DEPTH 12 10-30-2008 TOTALS 8.8 7.4 1.4 23.2 SINCE 7/1 11.6 13.5 -1.9 25.2 SNOWDEPTH AVG. 2 4 -1 8 DAYS >= TRACE 21 26.2 -5.2 31 DAYS >= 1.0 4 2.1 1.9 7 DAYS >= 6.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 7 10/28 12 10/30 24 HR TOTAL 2.1 10/21 2.8 10/09 DEGREE_DAYS HEATING TOTAL 40 1564 -1524 42 SINCE 7/1 3497 4152 -655 3850 COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 0 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.9 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 41/090 DATE 10/22 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 48/080 DATE 10/22 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 3 GLAZE 12 DRIZZLE 3 HAIL 0 SNOW 21 HAZE 0 FOG 13 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 6 BLOWING SNOW 4 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && $$ GH NOV 09