BARROW, ALASKA
NORMALS, MEANS, AND EXTREMES

LATITUDE: 71 Deg. 18 Min. N LONGITUDE: 156 Deg. 47 Min. W ELEVATION: FT. GRND 31 BARO 38 TIME ZONE:ALASKA WBAN: 27502

(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






75

75



-7.4
-19.3
-13.4

36
1974
-53
1975


-11.8
-23.7
-17.8

36
1982
-56
1924


-9.0
-21.1
-15.1

33
1967
-52
1971


4.7
-9.1
-2.2

42
1936
-42
1924


24.2
14.4
19.3

46
1992
-19
1984


38.3
29.7
34.0

71
1990
4
1969


45.0
33.6
39.3

79
1993
22
1936


42.3
33.3
37.9

76
1968
20
1925


33.8
27.0
30.5

62
1995
1
1975


18.1
8.8
13.5

43
1954
-32
1970


3.5
-6.9
-1.7

39
1937
-40
1948


-5.2
-17.2
-11.2

34
1932
-55
1924


14.7
4.1
9.4

79
JUL 1993
-56
FEB 1924
NORMAL DEGREE DAYS
Heating (base 65 Deg. F)
Cooling (base 65 Deg. F)




2430
0

2318
0

2483
0

2016
0

1417
0

930
0

797
0

84
0

1035
0

1597
0

2001
0

2362
0

20226
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

6


52
52
52

75

51
75

54


22
75

75
75

1.5


5.6
1.5
2.6

4.4

0.5
0.0

2.1


0.0
30.9

31.0
29.1

5.2


11.8
5.7
10.8

4.2

0.5
0.0

1.4


0.0
28.2

28.2
27.1

4.8


13.7
6.9
10.3

3.8

0.3
0.0

1.3


0.0
31.0

31.0
30.3

5.6


10.8
7.0
12.3

4.1

0.7
0.0

2.6


0.0
29.4

30.0
22.7

8.3


3.3
4.9
22.8

4.2

0.3
0.0

7.2


0.0
26.0

30.7
3.2

8.0


3.5
5.8
20.6

4.8

0.2
0.*

10.3


0.1
4.7

23.9
0.0

7.8


3.5
7.0
20.5

8.7

0.1
0.1

12.2


0.7
0.3

14.0
0.0

8.9


1.4
3.9
25.7

10.7

0.2
0.*

11.8


0.3
1.7

15.5
0.0

9.2


1.2
2.6
26.2

10.5

1.1
0.0

5.0


0.0
13.2

25.7
0.0

8.6


2.3
3.9
24.9

11.0

1.8
0.0

3.3


0.0
28.7

30.8
6.7

4.1


5.6
2.6
10.7

6.1

0.8
0.0

2.2


0.0
29.9

30.0
21.8

0.0


3.6
0.0
0.0

4.9

0.5
0.0

1.2


0.0
31.0

31.0
28.9

6.0


66.2
51.9
187.2

77.6

6.9
0.1

60.7


1.1
255.0

322.0
169.8
AV. STATION PRES. (mb)
21
1016.8
1020.1
1019.1
1019.1
1017.3
1014.1
1013.6
1012.1
1011.9
1013.3
1015.5
1015.4
1015.7
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (%)
Hour 04
Hour 10 (Local Time)
Hour 16
Hour 22

44
44
44
44

69
70
69
69

66
66
67
66

67
67
68
68

75
76
75
76

88
87
83
86

93
89
85
89

94
88
84
88

94
92
86
91

91
91
87
91

85
85
84
85

78
78
78
77

71
71
71
71

81
80
78
80
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



75

75

74


75

75



0.17
1.04
1962
0.00
1939
0.70
1937

11.9
1962
5.4
1962


0.1
0.81
1.59
0.00
1936
0.36
1959

9.4
1944
3.6
1959


0.17
1.49
1963
0.00
1928
0.71
1963

15.8
1963
7.1
1963


0.20
1.36
1963
0.00
1938
0.42
1963

15.4
1963
4.2
1963


0.16
0.81
1933
T
1995
0.30
1969

12.9
1933
4.5
1923


0.28
1.15
1955
T
1937
0.82
1955

6.6
1933
3.2
1981


0.94
3.19
1989
T
1937
1.32
1987

9.0
1922
6.0
1922


0.96
2.81
1963
T
1934
0.83
1960

4.0
1969
2.5
1936


0.60
1.56
1958
0.01
1969
0.56
1959

16.2
1987
5.1
1987


0.45
1.65
1925
0.12
1936
1.00
1926

21.2
1925
15.0
1926


0.25
1.15
1965
T
1989
0.41
1925

19.0
1925
6.0
1925


0.16
0.76
1967
0.00
1936
0.26
1930

9.7
1925
5.0
1922


4.49
3.19
JUL 1989
0.00
JAN 1939
1.32
JUL 1987

21.2
OCT 1925
15.0
OCT 1926
WIND
Mean Speed (mph)
Prevailing Direction
through 1964
Fastest Mile
-Direction(!!)
-Speed(mph)
-Year
Peak Gust
-Direction(!!)
-Speed(mph)
-Date

62



32



15
15


11.7

ESE

09
49
1962

E
58
1988

11.2

E

25
55
1989

SW
74
1989

11.2

ENE

27
58
1960

E
56
1985

11.5

NE

25
40
1961

NE
47
1992

11.9

ENE

25
39
1968

NE
41
1991

11.5

E

23
35
1961

W
43
1992

11.7

E

27
43
1993

W
55
1993

12.4

E

27
37
1991

W
47
1991

13.2

E

23
49
1986

SW
66
1986

13.3

E

27
55
1963

W
54
1993

12.4

E

26
54
1966

E
53
1981

11.6

E

24
55
1973

SW
61
1992

12.0

E

27
58
MAR 1960

SW
74
FEB 1989
(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.