030 CXAK58 PADQ 011303 CLMADQ CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KODIAK, AK 403 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ................................... ..THE KODIAK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2008... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1949 TO 2008 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR\'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 56 12/22/1984 LOW -2 12/17/1997 HIGHEST 41 12/25 44 -3 44 12/07 LOWEST 14 9 5 8 12/19 AVG. MAXIMUM 35.0 35.8 -0.8 35.8 AVG. MINIMUM 26.8 25.3 1.5 24.9 MEAN 30.9 30.6 0.3 30.4 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 8 6.7 1.3 6 DAYS MAX >= 80 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX >= 70 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 21 22.5 -1.5 26 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.2 -0.2 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 19.82 1985 MINIMUM 1.15 1972 TOTALS 7.73 7.64 0.09 10.60 DAILY AVG. 0.25 7.60 -7.35 0.34 DAYS >= .01 19 18.2 0.8 21 DAYS >= .10 10 12.3 -2.3 15 DAYS >= .50 5 5.6 -0.6 8 DAYS >= 1.0 3 2.1 0.9 2 GREATEST 24 HR TOTAL 1.99 12/03 2.32 12/10 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 46.4 1990 24 HR TOTAL 14.7 12-24-2007 SNOW DEPTH 110 12-14-1998 TOTALS 1.5 15.6 -14.1 36.2 SINCE 7/1 18.9 24.4 -5.5 38.9 SNOWDEPTH AVG. -1057 2 -1059 3 DAYS >= TRACE 14 15.4 -1.4 25 DAYS >= 1.0 0 3.8 -3.8 8 DAYS >= 6.0 0 0.6 -0.6 1 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 0 12/31 16 12/25 24 HR TOTAL 0.4 12/15 14.7 12/24 DEGREE_DAYS HEATING TOTAL 1049 1067 -18 1065 SINCE 7/1 4193 3714 478 3792 COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 0 2 -2 0 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.2 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 55/280 DATE 12/26 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 74/290 DATE 12/26 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 18 GLAZE 0 DRIZZLE 1 HAIL 0 SNOW 14 HAZE 0 FOG 16 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. $$