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TEMPERATURE

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		35		14.4		17.5		25.1		35		45.8		53.5		57.1		55.3		46.8		32.6		20.4		16.2

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		43		21.5		25.4		34.3		44		54.8		62.3		65.2		63.9		54.7		39.5		27.2		22.9

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		26.9		7.3		9.6		15.8		26		36.7		44.6		48.9		46.7		38.9		25.6		13.6		9.4

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		69.9		37.8		37.5		42.4		49.9		59.5		67.1		69.9		68.2		59		45		36.9		33.7

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		-8.7		-8.5		-5.8		3.2		13.4		33.6		41.7		46.9		43.6		29.3		15		1.3		-8.7

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 21

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		200		30		29.9		27.5		22.2		4		---		---		0.1		3.8		22.9		29		30.6

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 21

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		27.4		8.9		5.3		0.2		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		4.2		6.7		2

PRECIPITATION

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 21

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		15.1		0.7		0.8		0.7		0.3		0.6		1		1.9		2.3		2.5		1.6		1.2		1.4

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 21

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		97		6		6		6		2		6		8		12		13		13		10		7		8

Most Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 21

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		5.5		1.5		2.3		2.9		1.8		1.2		3.2		4.2		5.5		4.6		3.9		4.6		2.8

Least Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 21

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		---		0.1		0.1		---		---		---		0.2		0.2		0.9		0.8		0.3		---		---

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 21

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		2		0.5		0.9		0.9		0.9		0.6		1.1		1.3		2		1.5		1.3		1.4		1

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.2in/5mm

Years on Record: 21

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		47		3		3		2		1		2		3		6		7		7		5		4		4

Avg. # of Days w/Precip. Above 0.4in/10mm

Years on Record: 21

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		4		---		---		---		---		---		---		1		1		1		---		---		1

PRECIPITATION - RAIN

Average Number of Rainy Days

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		119		10		6		6		5		7		8		14		14		15		13		9		12

Average Number of Days With Thunderstorms

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		5		---		---		---		---		1		1		1		1		1		---		---		---

Most Rain Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		2		0.5		1		1		0.5		0.6		0.6		1		2		1.1		1.1		0.7		0.7

Most Rain Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		20.6		1.5		2		2.6		1.9		2.1		3		4.6		6.8		4.7		3		2.3		2.3

Least Rain Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		13.1		0.1		0.2		---		---		---		---		0.6		1.1		1.1		0.4		---		0.3

PRECIPITATION - SNOW

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 21

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		63.1		9		9.4		10		2.4		0.4		---		---		---		---		5.8		10		16.1

Average Number of Days With Snow

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		47		8		6		5		3		---		---		---		---		1		5		8		11

Average Snow Cover

Years on Record: 23

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		3		10		10		7		1		---		---		---		---		---		---		2		6

Deepest Snow Cover Reported

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		32		28		32		29		15		---		---		---		---		3		18		19		26

Most Snow Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		77.1		11.8		7.4		8.4		---		---		---		---		6		11.4		11.8		8.5		11.8

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 21

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		45.7		29.1		29		35		18		9.3		---		---		---		---		26		45.7		37.2

HUMIDITY

Average Morning Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 10

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		77.1		76.8		71.3		73.8		73.7		70		71.2		79		83.5		84.4		82.1		78.4		80.6

Average Evening Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 10

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		66		75.1		66.6		60.9		56.4		52.6		56		64.7		66.7		68.7		71		74		78.1

Average Dew Point

Years on Record: 10

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		27		10		7		16		24		34		42		49		47		40		26		11		14

Average Wet Bulb

Years on Record: 10

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		32		15		13		23		31		41		49		53		51		44		30		15		18

DEGREE DAYS

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		9999.9		1568		1330		1240		899		598		347		246		301		547		1006		1339		1514

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		489.4		---		---		---		---		---		105		220.1		164.3		---		---		---		---

SKY CONDITIONS

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		13.5		7.5		9.9		12.7		15.7		18.9		22		20.2		16.6		13.5		10.7		8.1		6.6

Average Number of Days With Fog

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		80		11		8		4		4		2		1		4		6		5		10		11		14

Average Possibility of Clouds

Years on Record: 10

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		73.3		75.7		66.3		60.7		67.9		77.3		79.2		79.4		77.4		76.4		69		66.6		82.2

WIND

Average Wind Speed

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mph		11		2		2		2		3		3		2		2		2		2		1		2		2

SOLAR RADIATION

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		2.7		0.3		1		2.3		4		5.2		5.7		5		3.9		2.6		1.4		0.5		0.2

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.4		0.2		0.6		1.3		2		2.5		2.8		2.6		2.2		1.4		0.9		0.3		0.1

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.1		0.9		2.1		3.7		4.8		4.9		4.9		4.4		3.9		3.3		2.5		1.3		0.5

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.1		0.9		1.8		3.2		4.7		5.7		5.9		4.8		3.7		3.2		2.2		1.1		0.4

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		2.7		0.3		1		2.3		4		5.2		5.7		5		3.9		2.6		1.4		0.5		0.2

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.5		0.2		0.8		1.4		2		2.5		2.8		2.6		2.2		1.5		1		0.4		0.1

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.7		1.1		2.7		4.2		5.7		5.5		5.5		5.1		5.1		4.1		3.1		1.7		0.6

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4		1		2.4		3.8		5.8		6.9		7.3		6.4		5.7		4.2		2.8		1.5		0.5

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		2.2		0.3		0.9		2.1		3.3		4.3		4.7		4.1		3.4		2		1.1		0.3		0.1

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.4		0.2		0.6		1.3		2		2.5		2.7		2.6		2.2		1.3		0.7		0.3		0.1

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		2.5		0.8		1.8		3.2		3.8		3.9		4		3.5		3.3		2.4		1.8		0.8		0.4

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		2.2		0.7		1.5		2.6		3.2		3.7		3.9		3.1		2.8		2		1.6		0.6		0.3

NEARBY - MAP

NEARBY - LIST

Anchorage - Summit Nike Site, Alaska (3 mi / 5 km)
Elmendorf Afb, Alaska (3 mi / 5 km)
Anchorage - University of Alaska, Alaska (5 mi / 8 km)
Hope, Alaska (5 mi / 8 km)
Anchorage - Alaska Pacific University, Alaska (6 mi / 10 km)

GEOBA.SE

Fort Richardson, Alaska