CXAK59 PAMC 031827 CLMMCG CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MCGRATH, AK 927 AM AKST TUE NOV 3 2009 ................................... ...THE MCGRATH AIRPORT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2009... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1940 TO 2009 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR\'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 67 10/10/2009 LOW -28 10/30/1982 HIGHEST 67 10/10 48 19 45 10/02 LOWEST 12 -5 17 -19 10/28 AVG. MAXIMUM 40.5 32.2 8.3 23.9 AVG. MINIMUM 27.5 18.3 9.2 5.9 MEAN 34.0 25.3 8.7 14.9 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 7 16.3 -9.3 23 DAYS MAX >= 80 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX >= 70 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 20 28.2 -8.2 31 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 3.3 -3.3 15 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 4.59 1946 MINIMUM 0.14 1965 TOTALS 1.95 1.46 0.49 1.15 DAILY AVG. 0.06 1.50 -1.44 0.04 DAYS >= .01 9 13.0 -4.0 13 DAYS >= .10 6 4.3 1.7 3 DAYS >= .50 0 0.5 -0.5 0 DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 GREATEST 24 HR TOTAL 0.48 10/07 0.43 10/10 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 32.1 1971 24 HR TOTAL 8.5 10-08-1971 SNOW DEPTH 14 10-28-1945 TOTALS 0.8 11.5 -10.7 14.1 SINCE 7/1 5.3 12.5 -7.2 14.1 SNOWDEPTH AVG. -1057 1 -1058 4 DAYS >= TRACE 6 17.3 -11.3 18 DAYS >= 1.0 0 3.9 -3.9 3 DAYS >= 6.0 0 0.1 -0.1 0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 0 10/30 7 10/11 24 HR TOTAL 0.4 10/26 4.2 10/10 DEGREE_DAYS HEATING TOTAL 31 1233 -1202 50 SINCE 7/1 1946 2328 -382 2678 COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 36 13 22 7 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.4 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 22/360 DATE 10/29 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 30/010 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 11 GLAZE 0 DRIZZLE 0 HAIL 0 SNOW 6 HAZE 0 FOG 11 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1 BLOWING SNOW 0 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && $$ *** NOV 09