VALDEZ, ALASKA
NORMALS, MEANS, AND EXTREMES

LATITUDE: 61 Deg. 08 Min. N LONGITUDE: 146 Deg. 21 Min. W ELEVATION: FT. GRND 37 BARO 52 TIME ZONE: ALASKA WBAN: 26442

(a)
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
OCT
NOV
DEC
YEAR
TEMPERATURE (Deg. F)
Normals
-Daily Maximum
-Daily Minimum
-Monthly
Extremes
-Record Highest
-Year
-Record Lowest
-Year






24

24



25.9
15.0
20.5

46
1991
-20
1972


30.0
18.1
24.1

52
1991
-5
1990


35.9
22.4
29.2

51
1974
-6
1972


44.2
29.9
37.1

62
1995
5
1972


52.5
37.8
45.2

78
1993
21
1972


59.1
44.4
51.8

79
1995
31
1972


62.3
47.5
54.9

85
1979
33
1972


60.8
46.2
53.5

82
1994
32
1984


54.1
40.4
47.2

73
1979
25
1983


43.4
32.7
38.1

58
1995
8
1975


32.4
22.4
27.4

50
1977
1
1989


27.8
18.0
22.9

52
1983
-6
1980


44.0
31.2
37.7

85
JUL 1979
-20
JAN 1972
NORMAL DEGREE DAYS
Heating (base 65 Deg. F)
Cooling (base 65 Deg. F)




1380
0

1145
0

1110
0

837
0

614
0

396
0

313
0

357
0

534
0

834
0

1128
0

1305
0

9953
0
% OF POSSIBLE SUNSHINE














MEAN SKY COVER(tenths)
Sunrise - Sunset
MEAN NUMBER OF DAYS:
Sunrise to Sunset
-Clear
-Partly Cloudy
-Cloudy
Precipitation
.01 inches or more
Snow, Ice Pellets, Hail
1.0 inches or more
Thunderstorms
Heavy Fog Visibility
1/4 mile or less
Temperature Deg. F
-Maximum
70 Deg. F and above
32 Deg. F and below
-Minimum
32 Deg. F and below
0 Deg. F and below

16


16
16
16

23

23
18

18


23
23

23
23

7.7


5.4
3.5
22.1

17.0

10.8
0.0

0.9


0.0
19.1

29.4
1.3

7.2


6.5
2.7
19.1

14.2

8.7
0.1

1.3


0.0
14.1

26.7
0.4

7.1


7.4
3.5
20.1

15.8

10.3
0.0

0.6


0.0
6.3

28.6
0.1

7.4


5.8
5.0
19.2

14.1

4.4
0.0

0.3


0.0
0.8

17.0
0.0

8.0


3.6
5.1
22.3

16.7

0.3
0.0

0.1


0.4
0.0

0.9
0.0

8.2


2.9
5.3
21.8

15.3

0.0
0.2

0.3


1.7
0.0

0.1
0.0

8.2


3.5
4.3
23.2

17.0

0.0
0.1

3.1


3.6
0.0

0.0
0.0

7.8


4.4
5.3
21.3

17.0

0.0
0.1

4.5


2.9
0.0

0.*
0.0

8.1


3.5
4.5
22.0

20.4

0.*
0.3

2.6


0.1
0.0

1.3
0.0

8.0


4.7
2.9
23.4

19.9

2.7
0.1

1.2


0.0
1.1

11.4
0.0

7.2


6.2
3.8
20.0

15.3

8.5
0.1

1.3


0.0
13.0

27.0
0.0

8.0


5.1
1.9
24.0

18.0

12.3
0.0

1.2


0.0
18.5

29.7
0.7

7.7


59.1
47.7
258.5

200.8

57.9
0.8

17.3


8.7
72.8

172.0
2.5
AV. STATION PRES. (mb)
16
l004.7
1008.3
1007.5
1009.0
1012.5
1013.9
1015.9
1013.9
1010.4
1005.2
1002.9
1005.4
1009.1
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (%)
Hour 04
Hour 10 (Local Time)
Hour 16
Hour 22

20
23
23
19

78
76
75
78

74
73
68
73

77
74
66
75

81
72
62
75

87
75
63
74

90
78
65
77

93
84
71
83

93
85
72
87

90
86
74
86

82
80
72
79

75
73
69
73

77
77
76
76

83
78
69
78
PRECIPITATION (in.)
Water Equivalent
-Normal
-Maximum Monthly
-Year
-Minimum Monthly
-Year
-Maximum in 24 hrs
-Year
Snow, Ice Pellets, Hail
-Maximum Monthly
-Year
-Maximum in 24 hrs
-Year



24

24

18


24

18



5.60
12.53
1981
0.01
1974
3.75
1981

148.5
1990
47.5
1990


5.13
9.76
1988
0.57
1989
2.69
1986

100.8
1984
29.9
1993


4.70
9.99
1979
0.81
1983
2.20
1981

113.9
1985
41.5
1995


3.16
8.11
1977
0.57
1981
2.03
1989

71.4
1977
333
1992


3.83
6.29
1995
0.71
1984
2.23
1994

6.5
1995
6.5
1995


3.08
6.05
1987
0.93
1983
1.71
1989

0.0

0.0



3.84
8.96
1981
1.25
1993
1.98
1981

0.0

0.0



5.96
18.23
1981
2.08
1987
3.42
1981

0.0

0.0



8.37
16.69
1982
2.78
1973
3.26
1982

4.6
1992
4.0
1992


8.07
15.43
1979
2.49
1990
3.96
1983

39.0
1983
15.3
1982


5.50
20.59
1976
0.42
1975
3.42
1992

108.2
1994
26.5
1994


6.80
17.34
1989
1.34
1983
3.05
1985

137.1
1991
29.2
1981


64.04
20.59
NOV 1976
0.01
JAN 1974
3.96
OCT 1983

148.5
JAN 1990
47.5
JAN 1990
WIND
Mean Speed (mph)
Prevailing Direction
through 1964
Fastest Mile
-Direction(!!)
-Speed(mph)
-Year
Peak Gust
-Direction(!!)
-Speed(mph)
-Date

15



18



16
16


7.2



36
58
1989

N
94
1980

8.2



34
56
1979

NE
83
1995

6.5



36
46
1995

NE
82
1995

5.1



29
33
1977

N
55
1992

5.7



36
28
1992

N
44
1992

5.8



27
23
1995

W
38
1987

4.9



28
24
1989

N
41
1987

4.2



36
32
1987

N
56
1984

4.4



01
46
1988

SW
69
1992

6.2



01
40
1989

NE
66
1984

8.2



01
53
1978

N
77
1995

6.7



35
54
1979

N
75
1990

6.1



36
58
JAN 1989

N
94
JAN 1980
(a) - Length of Record in Years, although individual months may be missing.
0.* or * - The value is between 0.0 and 0.05.
Normals - Based on the 1961 - 1990 record period.
Extremes - Dates are the most recent occurrence.
Wind Dir.- Numerals show tens of degrees clockwise from true north. "00" indicates calm.
Resultant Directions are given to whole degrees.