STATION: KALTAG AIRPORT (PAKV), AK
CLIMATOLOGICAL SUMMARY. Period of Record: Jul 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 | 2.7 14.8 18.7 34.7 53.5 68.1 68.1 62.6 53.5 32.9 16.5 8.1 | 36.2
Avg Min Temp | -14.8 -4.3 -3.8 13.5 31.3 44.3 47.4 42.9 35.0 18.9 1.7 -8.8 | 16.9
Avg Temperature | -6.0 5.2 7.4 24.1 42.4 56.2 57.8 52.8 44.2 25.9 9.1 -0.4 | 26.6
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Extremes: | |
Extreme Max Temp| 48 56 56 57 83 85 95 84 77 69 53 54 | 95
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Date of Ext-Day | 18 14 02 25 25 06 11 03 16 09 08 09 |
-Year| 2002 2006 2002 2007 2002 2004 2004 2002 2006 2006 2003 2005 |
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Extreme Min Temp| -60 -57 -41 -23 -10 23 29 26 11 -17 -43 -49 | -60
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Date of Ext-Day | 31 09 29 04 02 03 04 23 28 29 30 20 |
-Year| 1999 1999 2004 2005 2001 2006 2002 2002 2004 2001 2003 2007 |
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Heating Degree Days | 2202 1689 1784 1226 700 265 233 381 623 1213 1676 2027 | 14021
Cooling Degree Days | 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 2 0 0 0 0 | 12
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Avg Number of Days: | |
Max Temp >= 90 | 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 | 0.6
Max Temp >= 75 | 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.2 6.8 7.7 2.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 | 17.9
Max Temp <= 32 | 29.2 24.9 27.6 11.9 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 14.7 26.7 29.2 | 165.1
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Min Temp <= 32 | 31.0 28.0 31.0 28.9 17.6 0.8 0.6 3.2 11.5 27.6 29.3 30.8 | 240.3
Min Temp <= 20 | 30.0 25.8 29.2 18.1 1.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.1 14.5 25.6 30.1 | 177.4
Min Temp <= 0 | 21.5 14.5 17.2 6.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.9 14.5 19.3 | 97.5
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Avg Dew Point Temp | -1.8 4.5 0.8 15.9 29.4 44.0 48.4 45.0 36.9 20.2 4.1 0.2 | 20.6
Avg Wet Bulb Temp | 0.1 9.1 8.4 22.4 37.2 50.4 52.7 48.2 40.6 23.7 8.4 3.4 | 25.4
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Avg Sea Level Pres | 30.19 30.13 30.17 30.10 30.01 29.95 29.92 29.98 30.03 30.07 30.07 30.15 | 30.06
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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 | 1.3 2.1 0.6 1.5 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.7 0.6 1.1 1.3 1.1 | 11.0
Fog | 17.3 14.8 10.6 9.3 6.5 8.5 12.7 15.5 10.4 15.6 13.2 15.0 | 149.6
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 | 1.35 1.57 1.44 1.86 0.83 1.54 2.21 2.97 3.12 2.21 1.25 0.89 | 21.25
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Maximum Daily | 1.21 0.98 1.14 1.75 0.69 0.90 1.53 1.58 1.57 1.44 1.65 1.24 | 1.75
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Date of Ext-Day | 14 05 30 03 28 27 24 13 18 08 13 29 |
-Year| 2001 2003 2008 2008 2004 1999 2005 2004 2007 2006 2000 2003 |
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Avg Number of Days: | |
>= 0.01 | 6.0 11.0 11.1 9.1 8.0 11.4 13.6 17.1 16.0 12.2 7.7 6.6 | 129.6
>= 0.10 | 3.0 4.4 4.5 4.2 2.5 4.8 6.7 8.1 7.9 5.8 3.1 2.5 | 57.6
>= 0.25 | 1.8 2.0 1.8 2.3 1.0 1.7 2.7 3.9 4.2 3.1 1.9 1.2 | 27.7
>= 0.50 | 0.8 0.4 0.5 1.0 0.1 0.5 1.0 1.6 1.7 0.9 0.7 0.1 | 9.4
>= 1.00 | 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.1 | 2.5
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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| 4.8 5.3 6.5 5.5 5.1 4.8 4.8 4.1 4.0 4.2 4.6 4.8 | 4.9
Daily Avg Max 2-Min | 12.3 13.6 14.4 13.6 12.9 13.1 12.7 11.7 11.5 11.4 11.9 12.4 | 12.6
Daily Avg Peak Gust | 15.5 17.3 18.1 17.4 16.6 17.2 16.8 15.4 15.5 15.1 15.5 15.9 | 16.4
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Maximum Daily Avg | 25.4 22.6 30.0 16.0 17.4 12.4 13.2 14.9 16.9 15.2 21.6 24.5 | 30.0
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Maximum 2-Minute Avg| 37 32 46 26 26 22 26 26 24 24 29 35 | 46
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Date of Max 2min-Day| 08 18 21 17 18 28 20 31 27 17 09 08 |
-Year| 1999 2006 2005 2002 2004 1999 1999 1998 2005 2001 2005 2008 |
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Maximum Peak Gust | 49 43 55 46 32 29 34 36 34 35 39 48 | 55
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Date of Max Gust-Day| 08 18 21 22 14 28 20 31 25 05 09 08 |
-Year| 2004 2006 2005 2005 2000 1999 1999 1998 1998 2000 2005 2008 |
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Avg Number of Days: | |
Peak Gust >=30 | 2.8 2.7 3.1 1.3 0.6 0.0 0.5 0.7 0.5 0.9 2.2 3.0 | 18.3
Peak Gust >=40 | 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 | 1.4
Peak Gust >=50 | 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 | 0.3
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Max 2-Minute >=30| 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 | 1.9
Max 2-Minute >=40| 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 | 0.2
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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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