STATION: COLD BAY AIRPORT (PACD), AK
CLIMATOLOGICAL SUMMARY. Period of Record: Oct 1996 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 | 32.3 34.6 34.4 39.9 45.8 51.7 55.7 56.8 53.2 45.7 39.0 34.2 | 43.6
Avg Min Temp | 22.4 25.2 24.2 29.3 35.2 41.8 46.7 47.8 42.8 35.0 29.8 24.2 | 33.7
Avg Temperature | 27.3 29.9 29.3 34.6 40.5 46.8 51.2 52.3 48.0 40.4 34.4 29.2 | 38.7
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Extremes: | |
Extreme Max Temp| 46 49 47 54 68 72 70 74 66 59 56 45 | 74
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Date of Ext-Day | 20 18 28 26 28 28 10 12 24 25 07 04 |
-Year| 2003 2006 1998 1998 2006 2001 2004 2007 1998 2004 2003 1997 |
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Extreme Min Temp| -13 -5 -1 7 22 27 36 32 28 6 10 -1 | -13
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Date of Ext-Day | 30 09 24 04 16 22 03 28 26 31 21 22 |
-Year| 2000 1999 2007 2004 2003 2006 1999 1999 2008 1999 2005 2006 |
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Heating Degree Days | 1168 992 1107 912 760 547 427 394 510 764 919 1109 | 9609
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 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 | 0.0
Max Temp <= 32 | 11.9 7.5 9.4 2.8 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 4.2 10.6 | 47.1
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Min Temp <= 32 | 25.0 21.9 24.7 21.1 9.2 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.7 9.2 19.9 24.7 | 157.1
Min Temp <= 20 | 13.2 7.3 9.9 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 2.2 10.8 | 45.7
Min Temp <= 0 | 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 | 0.9
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Avg Dew Point Temp | 24.0 26.7 24.3 29.2 34.6 41.8 47.1 48.5 43.5 35.4 30.3 26.1 | 34.3
Avg Wet Bulb Temp | 26.7 29.0 27.4 32.4 37.6 43.9 48.6 50.0 45.8 38.3 33.1 28.9 | 36.8
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Avg Sea Level Pres | 30.35 30.41 30.26 30.21 30.09 30.02 30.01 30.04 30.05 30.15 30.21 30.41 | 30.19
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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 0.1 0.0 | 0.1
Heavy Fog | 2.9 2.6 1.6 1.3 0.9 2.3 2.6 3.0 0.5 0.4 1.4 2.3 | 21.9
Fog | 17.3 18.2 16.8 17.9 16.3 16.6 19.4 21.3 17.5 18.0 17.5 18.6 | 215.5
Hail | 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.8 0.7 0.8 | 4.0
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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 | 3.42 3.21 3.13 2.94 2.97 3.01 2.26 3.87 4.17 5.14 5.72 4.75 | 44.59
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Maximum Daily | 2.85 1.62 1.54 1.09 1.90 2.76 0.95 1.62 2.12 1.53 3.22 3.63 | 3.63
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Date of Ext-Day | 22 13 15 09 29 22 18 28 18 24 12 02 |
-Year| 1999 2006 2002 1998 2000 2001 1998 2000 1998 2000 2000 2000 |
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Avg Number of Days: | |
>= 0.01 | 21.5 20.8 19.6 19.8 17.8 17.7 18.8 21.6 22.0 26.0 25.3 24.1 | 254.7
>= 0.10 | 8.8 8.7 8.4 7.6 7.0 8.8 7.0 9.7 11.0 14.5 13.9 11.6 | 117.0
>= 0.25 | 4.0 3.9 4.2 4.2 3.3 2.9 2.6 4.4 5.5 6.9 6.2 5.3 | 53.4
>= 0.50 | 1.1 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.6 1.3 0.6 1.7 1.9 2.6 2.9 2.4 | 20.4
>= 1.00 | 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.8 0.5 0.5 0.8 0.9 | 5.5
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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| 16.4 17.1 16.6 16.0 15.8 14.1 13.4 14.5 14.8 15.6 16.9 15.7 | 15.6
Daily Avg Max 2-Min | 29.7 30.1 29.6 29.1 26.5 23.6 23.0 25.6 26.9 28.8 32.2 30.4 | 28.0
Daily Avg Peak Gust | 35.4 35.8 35.3 34.6 31.7 28.0 27.2 30.4 32.1 34.9 38.6 36.4 | 33.4
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Maximum Daily Avg | 43.4 45.6 34.1 33.2 35.1 33.0 33.4 32.1 35.5 36.5 41.9 39.1 | 45.6
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Maximum 2-Minute Avg| 68 71 62 61 58 56 53 47 53 55 66 60 | 71
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Date of Max 2min-Day| 30 17 23 21 15 16 02 02 24 17 03 12 |
-Year| 2007 2000 1998 2005 2004 2005 2001 2000 1998 2005 2000 2000 |
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Maximum Peak Gust | 83 79 76 79 66 61 63 60 67 67 81 75 | 83
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Date of Max Gust-Day| 30 17 23 21 18 16 01 02 10 29 03 12 |
-Year| 2007 2000 1998 2005 1997 2005 2008 2000 2007 2003 2000 2000 |
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Avg Number of Days: | |
Peak Gust >=30 | 20.0 17.8 21.1 19.0 16.7 11.0 10.3 14.4 17.0 21.0 22.9 21.8 | 213.0
Peak Gust >=40 | 10.7 10.4 9.9 9.1 6.7 3.3 3.9 7.1 7.2 9.3 13.5 11.2 | 102.2
Peak Gust >=50 | 4.9 4.8 3.3 3.7 2.1 0.4 1.3 1.8 1.8 3.0 4.5 4.9 | 36.6
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Max 2-Minute >=30| 14.8 13.9 15.2 13.8 10.3 6.1 5.8 10.5 10.9 14.2 18.4 0.0 | 133.8
Max 2-Minute >=40| 6.2 5.9 4.9 5.0 3.1 1.2 2.0 3.2 2.8 3.6 6.0 0.0 | 43.9
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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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