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TEMPERATURE

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		-2.1		-19.4		-14.7		-9.1		-0.1		7.3		12.4		14.2		11.9		6.3		-3		-14.6		-17.6

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		3.5		-15		-9.2		-2.1		6.3		13.9		19.1		20.3		18.2		12		1.5		-10.2		-13.2

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		-7.8		-23.7		-20.3		-16.1		-6.4		0.8		5.7		8.1		5.8		0.6		-7.6		-18.9		-21.9

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 65

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		32.8		8.9		7.8		10		21.1		29.4		32.2		32.8		30		23.3		20.6		8.9		9.4

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 65

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		-53.9		-51.1		-53.9		-44.4		-41.1		-15		-3.3		-1.7		-6.7		-16.7		-30.6		-42.2		-50

Average Heat Index Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		-0.7		-17.3		-13.7		-7.4		1.6		9.3		14.2		15.6		13.2		7.1		-2.4		-13.6		-16.2

Average Wind Chill Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		-2.5		-20.2		-16.4		-10.4		-0.8		8.1		13.8		15.4		12.8		5.9		-4.5		-15.7		-18.6

Average Number of Days Above 80F/26C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		3.4		---		---		---		---		---		1.1		1.4		1		---		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 70F/21C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		30.3		---		---		---		---		1.8		9.6		12.7		6.1		0.1		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 60F/15C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		90.9		---		---		---		0.5		9.8		23.9		28.1		23.3		5.1		0.1		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 50F/10C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		145.3		---		---		---		4.7		25.9		29.6		30.8		30.6		22.2		1.6		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 40F/4C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		188.5		0.5		0.8		2.8		21.2		31		30		31		31		28.3		10.8		0.5		0.6

Average Number of Days Below 70F/21C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		365		31		28		31		30		31		30		31		31		30		31		30		31

Average Number of Days Below 60F/15C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		365		31		28		31		30		31		30		31		31		30		31		30		31

Average Number of Days Below 50F/10C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		351.8		31		28		31		30		31		28.2		23.5		27.4		29.7		31		30		31

Average Number of Days Below 40F/4C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		284		31		28		31		29.9		27		9.5		3.1		10.1		22.9		30.4		30		31

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		235.3		30.8		27.8		30.6		27.4		13.2		1.1		0.1		3.1		13.6		27.2		29.8		30.6

Average Number of Days Below 20F/-6C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		167		29.3		25.7		25.9		11.9		0.1		---		---		---		2		15.1		27.8		29.2

Average Number of Days Below 10F/-12C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		132		26.8		22.4		20.5		4.7		---		---		---		---		0.2		7.5		23.6		26.3

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		96		22.6		16.8		13.1		1.8		---		---		---		---		---		2.9		17.1		21.6

PRECIPITATION

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		287		12.7		12.7		7.6		5.1		17.8		35.6		45.7		45.7		40.6		25.4		17.8		20.3

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		100.7		7.2		6		4.1		3.2		6.3		10.6		12.9		13.1		12.3		9.5		7.8		7.7

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.1in/2.5mm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		36		1.7		1.7		1.3		0.9		1.9		4.5		5.3		5.5		4.7		3.6		2.6		2.3

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.5in/13mm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		3.4		---		---		---		---		0.2		0.5		0.7		0.7		0.5		0.3		0.2		0.3

Avg. No. of Days w/Rain Above 1in/25mm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.4		---		---		---		---		0.1		---		0.1		0.1		0.1		---		---		---

Average Precipitable Water

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm.		0.9		0.5		0.5		0.5		0.7		1		1.4		1.8		1.7		1.2		0.8		0.6		0.5

PRECIPITATION - RAIN

Average Number of Rainy Days

Years on Record: 35

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		95		7		6		5		3		5		9		13		12		11		8		7		8

Average Number of Days With Thunderstorms

Years on Record: 29

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		4		---		---		---		---		---		2		2		---		---		---		---		---

Most Rain Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 47

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		370		30		40		30		20		40		100		80		90		100		60		100		70

Least Recorded Rainfall

Years on Record: 47

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		130		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---

PRECIPITATION - SNOW

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm		148.3		23.6		25.4		9.4		7.6		1.5		---		---		---		3.6		24.9		25.1		27.2

Average Number of Days With Snow

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		46.4		7.7		7		4.6		2.2		0.4		0.1		---		---		0.9		6.7		8.3		8.5

Avg. No. of Days w/Snow Above 1in/2.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		21.2		3		3.1		2.2		1.1		0.2		0.1		---		---		0.6		3.7		3.7		3.5

Avg. No. of Days w/Snow Above 3in/7.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		5.7		0.6		1.2		0.7		0.3		0.1		---		---		---		0.1		1		0.9		0.8

Avg. No. of Days w/Snow Above 5in/12.7cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2		0.3		0.4		0.2		0.1		0.1		---		---		---		0.1		0.2		0.3		0.3

Avg. No. of Days w/Snowfall Above 10in/25cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.7		0.1		0.1		0.1		0.1		---		---		---		---		0.1		---		0.1		0.1

Avg. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 1in/2.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		187.3		31		28.2		30.5		20.9		0.6		0.1		---		---		1.4		16.3		28.3		30

Avg. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 3in/7.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		163.5		30.6		28		28.7		16.9		0.2		---		---		---		0.6		9.6		21.5		27.4

Avg. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 5in/12.7cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		142		27.8		26.4		26.8		12.7		---		---		---		---		0.2		5.5		16.9		25.7

Avg. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 10in/25cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		97.1		19.5		21.7		19.9		6.2		---		---		---		---		0.1		1.8		9.5		18.4

HUMIDITY

Average Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		67.7		75.3		73.2		60.1		55.5		53		57.1		65.3		69.2		71.4		76.9		78.9		77.4

Average Morning Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		77		75		74		72		76		72		72		79		84		83		83		77		75

Average Evening Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 21

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		58		75		69		55		50		43		44		50		53		55		68		76		76

Average Dew Point

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		-7.6		-20.8		-18.4		-14.7		-7.9		-1.9		3.2		6.6		5.4		0.6		-6.8		-17.1		-19.7

DEGREE DAYS

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		13440		2103		1666		1531		995		614		321		234		356		651		1192		1776		2001

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		5		---		---		---		---		---		2		3		1		---		---		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		554		---		---		---		---		21		149		236		134		13		---		---		---

BAROMETER

Average Sea Level Pressure

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mbar		1011.1		1011.9		1012.8		1011.2		1010.3		1011.9		1011.7		1013.6		1012.5		1009.8		1007.6		1009.3		1010.1

SKY CONDITIONS

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		13.6		7.3		9.8		12.7		15.8		19.5		22.1		20.3		16.8		13.6		10.6		7.9		6.4

Average Number of Days With Fog

Years on Record: 29

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		84		11		9		5		4		3		3		4		5		7		10		11		12

Average Number of Clear Days

Years on Record: 5

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		67		15		6		9		5		3		2		4		3		5		3		4		7

Average Number of Cloudy Days

Years on Record: 5

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		209		12		18		15		15		18		18		18		19		17		21		21		17

Average Number of Partly Cloudy Days

Years on Record: 5

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		89		4		4		7		10		10		10		9		9		8		7		5		7

Average Percent Chance - Scattered Clouds

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		12		10.1		10.7		12.7		13.7		13.5		13.2		13.3		11.9		12.4		11.3		10.8		10.7

Average Percent Chance - Few Clouds

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		8.1		7.6		8.2		11.4		11		8.6		8.5		5.8		7.9		7		7		6.7		7.6

Average Percent Chance - Broken Clouds

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		25.8		19.9		19.4		23.1		27.5		33.9		34.3		36		30.2		26.3		22.3		18.5		17.7

Average Percent Chance - Overcast Skies

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		45.2		49.3		46.6		35.1		37.2		38.6		39		41.9		45.6		48.6		52.6		54.1		54.3

Average Total Sky Cover

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		69.4		68		66.8		57.3		62.8		68.8		68.9		76.3		74.5		73.4		72.7		72.9		70.2

Average Opaque Sky Cover

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		57.7		58		56		45.4		47.1		53.3		54.8		63.6		63.8		61.6		63.2		64.6		60.9

WIND

Average Wind Speed

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
km/h		8.4		4.7		6		8.7		10.1		11.6		11.1		10.6		10.5		10.5		7.4		4.8		4.7

Highest Reported Hourly Wind Speed

Years on Record: 19

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
km/h		83.7		83.7		70.8		74		74		56.3		61.2		64.4		62.8		72.4		74		66		78.9

Average Percent Chance - Calm Winds

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		36.4		61		52.4		37.8		27.7		18.8		17.1		17.9		23.7		26.3		38.3		57.6		59.7

Average Primary Wind Direction

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
°		179.6		132.7		160.8		211.3		231.8		225		225		225		225		224.8		137.6		63.2		92.4

Average Secondary Wind Direction

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
°		204.3		212.5		205.2		160.2		219.5		167.7		181.4		187		209		147.8		190.5		312.3		260.4

Average Wind Vector Direction

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
°		180.6		194.7		243.8		181.9		170.9		168.7		169.4		169.8		166.5		162		145.1		208.5		191

SOLAR RADIATION

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		10.1		0.9		3.5		8.8		15.5		20.2		21.5		19.2		15		9.7		5		1.6		0.4

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		5.1		0.7		2.2		4.8		7.1		8.9		10		9.4		7.9		5.2		3.1		1.1		0.3

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		12		3.1		7.6		14.5		20.1		19.3		18.4		17		15.3		13		9.7		4.7		1.7

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		12.7		2.8		6.7		13		20.3		23.9		23.8		20.4		15.9		12.8		8.5		4.1		1

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		10.1		0.9		3.5		8.8		15.5		20.2		21.5		19.2		15		9.7		5		1.6		0.4

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		5.2		0.7		2.5		5.1		7.2		9		10		9.5		8		5.6		3.4		1.2		0.4

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		13.8		3.7		8.9		16.5		21.5		21		20.3		19.7		18.8		16		11.4		5.7		2.2

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		15.5		3.4		7.8		15.2		22.2		27.2		28.3		26.2		21.9		16.8		10.2		5		1.9

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		8.7		0.8		3		7.9		13.4		17.3		18.4		16.6		13.9		7.6		3.9		1.3		0.4

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		4.9		0.6		2		4.5		7		8.9		10		9.4		7.9		4.7		2.6		0.9		0.3

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		10		2.6		6.4		12.6		16.8		16.1		15.7		14.5		13.9		9.3		7.2		3.7		1.4

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		9.6		2.3		5.4		10.9		15.3		17.7		17.4		15		13.4		8.1		6		3.1		1

NEARBY - MAP

NEARBY - LIST

Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, Alaska (0 mi / 0 km)
Cooper Center, Alaska (3 mi / 5 km)
Cooperville, Alaska (6 mi / 10 km)
Gakona, Alaska (12 mi / 20 km)
Silver Springs, Alaska (13 mi / 21 km)

GEOBA.SE

Gulkana, Alaska