STATION: PALMER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (PAAQ), AK
CLIMATOLOGICAL SUMMARY. Period of Record: Oct 1997 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 | 22.4 29.1 33.9 47.1 58.2 65.3 66.7 64.5 55.8 41.5 28.8 25.0 | 44.9
Avg Min Temp | 8.1 14.0 18.0 29.2 38.5 46.8 50.3 47.8 40.7 28.1 16.0 10.6 | 29.0
Avg Temperature | 15.2 21.5 25.9 38.1 48.4 56.0 58.5 56.1 48.2 34.8 22.4 17.8 | 36.9
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Extremes: | |
Extreme Max Temp| 55 60 50 73 79 84 84 85 67 67 55 52 | 85
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Date of Ext-Day | 30 02 20 28 26 26 08 16 29 01 06 03 |
-Year| 2007 2007 1998 2005 2006 2004 2003 2004 2003 2003 2002 2002 |
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Extreme Min Temp| -27 -39 -12 -8 24 35 42 33 23 -3 -14 -25 | -39
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Date of Ext-Day | 09 04 15 01 03 05 22 28 29 27 17 15 |
-Year| 2007 1999 2007 2004 1999 2006 1999 1998 2000 2001 2003 2001 |
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Heating Degree Days | 1543 1228 1211 807 515 270 204 276 503 936 1279 1463 | 10234
Cooling Degree Days | 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 | 2
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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 0.9 2.4 3.1 2.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 | 8.7
Max Temp <= 32 | 22.6 14.9 12.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.6 18.0 20.5 | 94.3
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Min Temp <= 32 | 30.1 26.7 28.5 20.8 4.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.6 20.5 27.0 29.9 | 190.4
Min Temp <= 20 | 23.6 17.4 16.0 3.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.1 18.1 22.6 | 107.0
Min Temp <= 0 | 9.3 4.7 2.7 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 4.0 8.4 | 29.5
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Avg Dew Point Temp | 8.9 13.5 14.2 25.0 34.2 43.9 48.4 47.7 39.5 27.4 15.8 11.3 | 27.5
Avg Wet Bulb Temp | 13.8 19.3 22.8 33.3 42.2 49.9 53.0 51.6 43.8 31.9 20.5 16.3 | 33.2
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Avg Sea Level Pres | 30.23 30.19 30.20 30.09 30.01 29.96 29.94 29.98 30.08 30.10 30.08 30.30 | 30.10
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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 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 | 0.8
Heavy Fog | 3.4 2.2 0.9 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.9 0.7 2.6 4.1 4.4 | 20.3
Fog | 14.1 8.6 7.0 4.9 4.3 4.9 7.9 9.5 8.5 9.7 12.7 14.8 | 106.8
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 | 0.81 0.76 0.55 0.37 0.64 0.76 1.74 2.39 2.20 1.13 0.62 0.70 | 12.67
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Maximum Daily | 0.70 0.76 0.61 0.43 0.68 0.61 1.17 1.31 1.21 0.98 0.81 0.68 | 1.31
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Date of Ext-Day | 04 05 13 29 25 21 30 12 30 03 28 29 |
-Year| 2005 2003 2005 2002 1999 1998 2004 1999 2004 2003 2004 2003 |
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Avg Number of Days: | |
>= 0.01 | 6.3 5.3 5.7 4.0 7.5 7.6 12.9 15.1 14.1 10.8 5.3 5.7 | 100.5
>= 0.10 | 2.2 2.1 2.2 1.3 1.8 2.1 5.9 5.8 6.3 3.2 1.5 2.2 | 36.5
>= 0.25 | 1.1 1.1 0.5 0.5 0.6 1.0 1.9 3.1 2.8 1.3 0.8 1.1 | 15.9
>= 0.50 | 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.5 1.5 1.0 0.3 0.4 0.3 | 5.0
>= 1.00 | 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 | 0.4
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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| 6.3 6.9 8.2 8.3 8.0 6.7 5.6 5.2 6.3 5.5 6.0 6.7 | 6.6
Daily Avg Max 2-Min | 16.4 17.3 19.0 19.3 19.4 16.8 15.2 13.9 16.0 15.6 16.3 17.5 | 16.9
Daily Avg Peak Gust | 20.4 21.5 23.6 23.6 23.7 20.8 18.8 17.3 20.0 19.3 20.2 21.8 | 20.9
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Maximum Daily Avg | 29.5 27.9 42.0 35.5 22.1 20.4 15.7 27.6 25.1 27.0 39.1 36.8 | 42.0
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Maximum 2-Minute Avg| 55 48 55 46 40 36 33 41 41 44 52 48 | 55
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Date of Max 2min-Day| 07 02 12 02 28 09 26 15 22 01 16 28 |
-Year| 2004 2000 2003 2001 2006 2006 2004 2000 1999 2003 2006 1998 |
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Maximum Peak Gust | 72 62 74 58 51 44 39 53 53 56 68 67 | 74
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Date of Max Gust-Day| 07 02 12 02 28 08 26 15 22 10 15 08 |
-Year| 2004 2000 2003 2001 2006 2002 2004 2000 1999 2008 2006 2008 |
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Avg Number of Days: | |
Peak Gust >=30 | 5.6 6.1 8.3 8.4 8.2 4.7 2.6 2.3 5.4 5.9 5.7 7.2 | 70.3
Peak Gust >=40 | 3.0 3.2 4.3 2.3 1.3 0.5 0.0 0.4 1.5 2.1 3.1 3.8 | 25.6
Peak Gust >=50 | 1.6 0.7 3.0 0.8 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.4 1.3 1.7 | 10.0
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Max 2-Minute >=30| 3.6 3.9 5.4 3.1 2.6 1.0 0.2 0.7 2.4 2.5 3.5 0.0 | 29.0
Max 2-Minute >=40| 1.4 0.6 3.0 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.3 1.0 0.0 | 7.4
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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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