STATION: WAINWRIGHT AIRPORT (PAWI), AK
CLIMATOLOGICAL SUMMARY. Period of Record: Sep 1998 to Dec 2008
Summaries based on unedited daily ASOS data. Errors may be present.
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TEMPERATURE (F) | Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec | Year
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Avg Max Temp | -5.2 -6.7 -6.0 8.7 25.8 45.3 51.2 47.6 39.0 24.6 9.9 0.8 | 19.6
Avg Min Temp | -19.3 -20.0 -20.0 -5.3 16.4 32.3 37.4 36.5 30.7 15.6 -2.0 -11.9 | 7.5
Avg Temperature | -12.2 -13.4 -13.0 1.7 21.1 38.8 44.3 42.1 34.9 20.1 3.9 -5.5 | 13.6
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Extremes: | |
Extreme Max Temp| 40 45 50 39 58 71 77 72 61 41 37 32 | 77
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Date of Ext-Day | 14 04 17 28 23 23 20 14 05 01 04 19 |
-Year| 2003 2007 2002 2005 2002 2001 2002 2005 2006 2002 2003 1998 |
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Extreme Min Temp| -50 -53 -47 -29 -14 18 27 23 16 -16 -32 -44 | -53
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Date of Ext-Day | 30 03 11 12 08 04 03 31 30 20 30 22 |
-Year| 1999 2006 1999 2008 2000 2006 2000 2006 2008 2001 2000 2007 |
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Heating Degree Days | 2394 2214 2419 1899 1360 786 641 711 904 1392 1832 2186 | 18738
Cooling Degree Days | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0
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Avg Number of Days: | |
Max Temp >= 90 | 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 | 0.0
Max Temp >= 75 | 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 | 0.1
Max Temp <= 32 | 30.8 27.4 30.2 29.1 22.9 1.4 0.0 0.0 3.0 27.8 29.6 31.0 | 233.1
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Min Temp <= 32 | 31.0 28.2 31.0 30.0 30.6 17.4 6.7 9.0 20.5 30.7 30.0 31.0 | 296.2
Min Temp <= 20 | 30.8 28.0 30.6 29.3 18.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.5 19.3 29.2 30.5 | 216.6
Min Temp <= 0 | 29.0 25.4 28.9 21.3 2.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.8 17.5 26.0 | 153.4
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Avg Dew Point Temp | -11.4 -11.7 -14.2 -1.1 18.9 34.3 38.8 38.8 31.7 17.4 0.3 -7.4 | 11.2
Avg Wet Bulb Temp | -8.6 -8.8 -10.5 1.7 20.8 36.6 40.9 40.4 33.6 19.6 3.1 -4.7 | 13.7
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Avg Sea Level Pres | 30.15 30.11 30.20 30.10 30.06 29.96 29.96 29.94 30.00 29.97 30.04 30.14 | 30.05
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WEATHER | Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec | Year
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Avg Number of Days: | |
Thunderstorms | 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 | 0.0
Heavy Fog | 2.5 3.2 3.9 3.9 7.2 8.1 6.6 4.7 2.8 2.5 3.6 2.7 | 51.8
Fog | 21.9 18.4 21.1 23.8 24.5 18.9 17.7 18.8 19.2 21.1 22.6 21.6 | 249.6
Hail | 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 | 0.0
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PRECIPITATION (In) | Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec | Year
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Average Monthly | 0.03 0.15 0.03 0.19 0.06 0.54 0.94 0.98 0.70 0.32 0.10 0.07 | 4.11
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Maximum Daily | 0.07 0.56 0.08 0.84 0.10 0.57 0.45 0.74 0.47 0.32 0.14 0.12 | 0.84
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Date of Ext-Day | 19 19 06 27 24 07 27 08 07 02 18 04 |
-Year| 2008 2006 2005 2004 2004 2005 2001 2005 2003 2003 1998 2007 |
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Avg Number of Days: | |
>= 0.01 | 1.4 2.9 1.0 1.4 2.3 6.8 9.6 11.7 12.5 7.5 3.5 3.8 | 64.3
>= 0.10 | 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.1 2.2 3.1 3.4 2.1 1.0 0.1 0.1 | 12.8
>= 0.25 | 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.4 1.1 0.9 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 | 3.1
>= 0.50 | 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 | 0.5
>= 1.00 | 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 | 0.0
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WIND (MPH) | Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec | Year
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Daily Avg Wind Speed| 10.2 11.1 11.5 11.9 12.5 11.5 12.0 11.3 11.6 12.6 12.0 11.3 | 11.6
Daily Avg Max 2-Min | 17.2 18.4 18.3 19.4 19.4 18.8 19.8 18.9 19.5 21.2 20.4 19.2 | 19.2
Daily Avg Peak Gust | 19.5 21.4 20.5 21.9 22.1 22.1 23.4 22.5 23.1 24.8 23.3 21.9 | 22.2
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Maximum Daily Avg | 36.7 34.8 31.9 36.4 31.3 29.9 29.9 33.6 26.3 34.9 40.4 33.6 | 40.4
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Maximum 2-Minute Avg| 49 59 49 58 40 43 44 49 38 46 49 45 | 59
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Date of Max 2min-Day| 08 19 09 26 01 18 29 10 28 09 10 10 |
-Year| 2001 2006 2005 2002 2002 2005 2003 2000 2004 2006 2000 2000 |
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Maximum Peak Gust | 55 67 54 66 46 48 54 60 45 55 56 53 | 67
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Date of Max Gust-Day| 08 19 09 26 01 18 29 10 28 09 10 15 |
-Year| 2001 2006 2005 2002 2002 2005 2003 2000 2004 2006 2000 2008 |
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Avg Number of Days: | |
Peak Gust >=30 | 6.4 6.4 5.7 5.8 5.8 4.1 5.7 5.1 6.0 8.5 7.9 7.8 | 75.2
Peak Gust >=40 | 2.6 1.5 1.0 0.9 0.4 0.2 0.6 0.7 0.8 1.9 2.1 2.3 | 14.9
Peak Gust >=50 | 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.4 0.6 | 2.6
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Max 2-Minute >=30| 4.4 3.9 3.2 3.7 2.7 0.9 1.5 1.8 2.2 5.2 4.7 0.0 | 34.2
Max 2-Minute >=40| 1.0 0.7 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.5 0.7 0.0 | 4.4
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Observations of WEATHER may me innacurate due to early ASOS inconsistancies. Average days
with Thunderstorms may be low due to early mis-detection.
Heavy Fog = Visibility less than or equal to 1/4 mile.
Fog = Visibility greater than 1/4 mile or less than 7 miles.
Peak Gust = Maximum 5-second average.
Snowfall data not observed at ASOS stations.
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