CXAK59 PAOT 012336 CLMOTZ CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KOTZEBUE, AK 236 PM AKST SUN NOV 1 2009 ................................... ...THE KOTZEBUE AIRPORT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2009... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1897 TO 2009 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR\'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 57 10/06/1904 LOW -19 10/31/1975 HIGHEST 47 10/11 39 8 36 10/03 LOWEST 6 1 5 1 10/25 AVG. MAXIMUM 32.9 27.5 5.4 24.5 AVG. MINIMUM 25.4 18.8 6.6 14.4 MEAN 29.2 23.2 6.0 19.4 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 14 19.7 -5.7 28 DAYS MAX >= 80 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX >= 70 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 23 27.3 -4.3 31 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 1.5 -1.5 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 3.20 1993 MINIMUM 0.00 1995 TOTALS 0.86 0.95 -0.09 0.38 DAILY AVG. 0.03 1.00 -0.97 0.01 DAYS >= .01 12 9.4 2.6 4 DAYS >= .10 5 2.7 2.3 1 DAYS >= .50 0 0.1 -0.1 0 DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 GREATEST 24 HR TOTAL 0.17 10/26 0.34 10/27 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 18.0 1971 24 HR TOTAL 7.3 10-16-1973 SNOW DEPTH 69 10-31-1942 TOTALS 5.6 6.6 -1.0 4.6 SINCE 7/1 6.2 6.9 -0.7 4.6 SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 1 0 0 DAYS >= TRACE 12 12.9 -0.9 9 DAYS >= 1.0 2 2.2 -0.2 1 DAYS >= 6.0 0 0.0 -0.0 0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 4 10/31 4 10/31 24 HR TOTAL 2.8 10/26 3.7 10/27 DEGREE_DAYS HEATING TOTAL 36 1297 -1261 45 SINCE 7/1 2427 2581 -154 2836 COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 14 3 10 11 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.4 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 35/090 DATE 10/10 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 43/080 DATE 10/10 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 8 GLAZE 0 DRIZZLE 0 HAIL 0 SNOW 12 HAZE 0 FOG 14 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 4 BLOWING SNOW 0 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && $$ *** NOV 09