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CDAK49 PAOT 011121
CLIOTZ

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KOTZEBUE, AK
221 AM AKST MON DEC 1 2008

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...THE KOTZEBUE AIRPORT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR 30 NOV 2008... 

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD  1971 TO  2000 
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD  1897 TO  2008 

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME    RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST 
               VALUE    (LST)   VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR 
                                                   NORMAL 
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TEMPERATURE 
YESTERDAY 
 MAXIMUM             3  1208 PM    38  1983      9      -6     34 
 MINIMUM           -15  0956 PM   -35  1948     -3     -12     29 
 AVERAGE            -6                           3      -9     32 

PRECIPITATION 
(INCHES) 
 YESTERDAY           T           0.12  2004   0.02   -0.02      T 
 MONTH TO DATE    1.43                        0.71    0.72   0.99 
 SINCE 1 SEP      2.13                        3.36   -1.23   2.44 
 SINCE 1 JAN      9.49                        9.45    0.04   6.91 

SNOWFALL 
(INCHES) 
 YESTERDAY           T            4.8  2003    0.3    -0.3      T 
 MONTH TO DATE     7.3                                       12.0 
 SINCE 1 SEP      11.9                                       15.8 
 SINCE 1 JUL      11.9                                       15.8 
 SNOW DEPTH (IN)     9                                          9 

DEGREE DAYS 
 HEATING 
 YESTERDAY          71                          62       9     33 
 MONTH TO DATE    1778                        1703      75   1449 
 SINCE 1 SEP      3817                        3696     121   3243 
 SINCE 1 JUL      4614                        4430     184   3685 

 COOLING 
 YESTERDAY           0                           0       0      0 
 MONTH TO DATE       0                           0       0      0 
 SINCE 1 SEP         0                           0       0      0 
 SINCE 1 JAN        11                        -388     399      4 
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WIND (MPH) 
 HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16     HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    250      
 HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20     HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    260 
 AVERAGE WIND SPEED   9.1 

SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE    MM          AVERAGE SKY COVER     MM
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS 
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. 
 FOG
 SNOW
 

RELATIVE HUMIDITY
 HIGHEST RH     MM PERCENT       MM
 LOWEST  RH     MM PERCENT       MM
 AVERAGE RH     MM PERCENT       MM
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THE KOTZEBUE AIRPORT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY 
                        NORMAL    RECORD   YEAR 
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE       9        34     2007 
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE      -3       -40     1935 

SUNRISE AND SUNSET 
 1 DEC 2008..........SUNRISE 11:59 AM    SUNSET  3:21 PM 
 2 DEC 2008..........SUNRISE 12:03 PM    SUNSET  3:17 PM 

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD HAS BEEN SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE OF PRECIPITATION.

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AMOUNT OF DAYLIGHT TODAY  (HOUR:MIN)........3 HOURS 22 MINUTES
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....-0:07:33

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