Station Name: COLD BAY, AK WMO Station Number: 70316 National I.D. Number: 00502102 Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WMO Region: REGION IV - NORTH & CENTRAL AMERICA Latitude: 55d 12m N Longitude: 162d 43m W Elevation: 29 m In the following tables, byr = beginning year of normals or extremes data period eyr = ending year of normals or extremes data period NA = Not Applicable, data not submitted or not computed * = value > 0 but < units resolution Ann-NCDC = annual value computed by NCDC from monthly values provided by Members ========================================================== The normals data and climate variable descriptions are presented in these tables as provided by the WMO Member country. ========================================================== Element 01: Dry Bulb Temperature (deg C) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value #_YEARS (Statistic 98): Number of Years used to Calculate Normal -------------------------- byr: 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 Statistic: MEAN #_YEARS Month -------------------------- Jan -1.9 30 Feb -2.6 30 Mar -1.2 30 Apr .7 30 May 4.2 30 Jun 7.6 30 Jul 10.3 30 Aug 10.8 30 Sep 8.7 30 Oct 4.2 30 Nov 1.3 30 Dec -.6 30 Annual 3.5 30 Ann-NCDC 3.5 NA -------------------------- Element 02: Maximum Dry Bulb Temperature (deg C) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value MAX_VAL (Statistic 04): Maximum Value DATEMAX (Statistic 12): Date (Year/Day) of Occurrence of Maximum Daily Value #_YEARS (Statistic 98): Number of Years used to Calculate Normal ------------------------------------------ byr: 1961 1961 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 1990 1990 Statistic: MEAN MAX_VAL DATEMAX #_YEARS Month ------------------------------------------ Jan .6 10.0 197328 30 Feb .0 7.8 198924 30 Mar 1.6 13.3 197402 30 Apr 3.3 14.4 196515 30 May 6.9 19.4 197927 30 Jun 10.2 20.0 198529 30 Jul 12.8 24.4 196131 30 Aug 13.3 23.9 196101 30 Sep 11.2 24.4 198505 30 Oct 6.8 20.6 196426 30 Nov 3.8 15.0 198613 30 Dec 1.8 12.2 199011 30 Annual 6.0 NA NA 30 Ann-NCDC 6.0 NA NA NA ------------------------------------------ Element 03: Minimum Dry Bulb Temperature (deg C) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value MIN_VAL (Statistic 05): Minimum Value DATEMIN (Statistic 14): Date (Year/Day) of Occurrence of Minimum Daily Value #_YEARS (Statistic 98): Number of Years used to Calculate Normal ------------------------------------------ byr: 1961 1961 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 1990 1990 Statistic: MEAN MIN_VAL DATEMIN #_YEARS Month ------------------------------------------ Jan -4.4 -22.2 198929 30 Feb -5.1 -19.4 197625 30 Mar -3.9 -25.0 197112 30 Apr -1.9 -15.6 197606 30 May 1.6 -7.8 197322 30 Jun 4.9 -1.1 197214 30 Jul 7.8 .6 198208 30 Aug 8.4 2.2 197029 30 Sep 6.2 -2.8 197028 30 Oct 1.6 -12.2 197628 30 Nov -1.2 -17.2 196329 30 Dec -3.0 -18.3 197930 30 Annual .9 NA NA 30 Ann-NCDC 0.9 NA NA NA ------------------------------------------ Element 04: Wet Bulb Temperature (deg C) SD3HRLY (Statistic 60): Standard Deviation of 3-Hourly Values MN3HRLY (Statistic 94): Mean of 3-Hourly Observations #_YEARS (Statistic 98): Number of Years used to Calculate Normal ---------------------------------- byr: 1961 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 1990 Statistic: SD3HRLY MN3HRLY #_YEARS Month ---------------------------------- Jan 4.3 -1.9 7 Feb 4.6 -2.7 7 Mar 3.7 -1.7 7 Apr 3.4 -.8 7 May 2.3 2.8 7 Jun 2.0 6.2 7 Jul 1.7 9.1 7 Aug 1.8 10.1 7 Sep 2.3 8.1 7 Oct 2.8 3.9 7 Nov 3.6 .7 8 Dec 3.6 .5 8 Annual 5.4 2.9 7 Ann-NCDC NA 2.9 NA ---------------------------------- Element 05: Dew Point Temperature (deg C) SD3HRLY (Statistic 60): Standard Deviation of 3-Hourly Values MN3HRLY (Statistic 94): Mean of 3-Hourly Observations #_YEARS (Statistic 98): Number of Years used to Calculate Normal ---------------------------------- byr: 1961 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 1990 Statistic: SD3HRLY MN3HRLY #_YEARS Month ---------------------------------- Jan 4.9 -3.4 7 Feb 4.9 -4.4 7 Mar 4.3 -3.5 7 Apr 3.8 -2.6 7 May 2.7 1.1 7 Jun 2.0 4.9 7 Jul 1.7 8.1 7 Aug 2.0 9.1 7 Sep 2.7 6.8 7 Oct 3.3 2.2 7 Nov 4.1 -.9 8 Dec 4.1 -.8 8 Annual 5.8 1.4 7 Ann-NCDC NA 1.4 NA ---------------------------------- Element 06: Precipitation (mm) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value MIN_MLY (Statistic 20): Minimum Monthly Value QUIN20% (Statistic 22): First Quintile QUIN40% (Statistic 23): Second Quintile QUIN60% (Statistic 24): Third Quintile QUIN80% (Statistic 25): Fourth Quintile MAX_MLY (Statistic 26): Maximum Monthly Value #_YEARS (Statistic 98): Number of Years used to Calculate Normal -------------------------------------------------------------------------- byr: 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 Statistic: MEANMLY MIN_MLY QUIN20% QUIN40% QUIN60% QUIN80% MAX_MLY #_YEARS Month -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jan 72.1 30.7 46.2 61.0 75.7 95.8 137.4 30 Feb 57.7 10.9 31.8 45.5 59.9 80.5 125.2 30 Mar 54.9 10.4 25.7 40.1 56.4 80.3 119.4 30 Apr 50.0 5.3 20.3 34.0 50.5 75.2 166.4 30 May 58.2 15.7 32.3 46.0 60.7 81.3 125.0 30 Jun 53.3 3.0 21.3 36.3 53.8 80.3 169.4 30 Jul 64.0 25.1 37.6 51.8 66.8 87.6 155.7 30 Aug 82.3 27.9 54.9 70.6 86.4 107.4 145.5 30 Sep 112.0 33.0 68.3 92.5 117.3 151.1 248.7 30 Oct 110.2 47.8 73.9 94.7 115.8 143.5 203.7 30 Nov 106.4 29.2 61.5 85.9 111.3 146.6 196.1 30 Dec 93.2 25.9 51.3 73.4 97.0 130.0 185.7 30 Annual 914.3 NA NA NA NA NA NA 30 Ann-NCDC 914.3 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Element 08: Maximum 24-Hour Precipitation (mm) MAX_DLY (Statistic 11): Maximum Daily Value DATEMAX (Statistic 12): Date (Year/Day) of Occurrence of Maximum Daily Value #_YEARS (Statistic 98): Number of Years used to Calculate Normal ---------------------------------- byr: 1961 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 1990 Statistic: MAX_DLY DATEMAX #_YEARS Month ---------------------------------- Jan 47.0 196323 30 Feb 53.1 197502 30 Mar 52.3 197601 30 Apr 33.8 197011 30 May 34.5 196217 30 Jun 51.6 197604 30 Jul 45.0 198621 30 Aug 50.0 198513 30 Sep 70.6 196521 30 Oct 124.5 196822 30 Nov 84.1 197226 30 Dec 62.0 197826 30 Annual NA NA NA Ann-NCDC NA NA NA ---------------------------------- Element 09: Snowfall (cm) MEDIAN (Statistic 02): Median Value MAX_DLY (Statistic 11): Maximum Daily Value DATEMAX (Statistic 12): Date (Year/Day) of Occurrence of Maximum Daily Value MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value QUAR25% (Statistic 58): First Quartile QUAR75% (Statistic 59): Third Quartile #_YEARS (Statistic 98): Number of Years used to Calculate Normal ------------------------------------------------------------------ byr: 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 Statistic: MEDIAN MAX_DLY DATEMAX MEANMLY QUAR25% QUAR75% #_YEARS Month ------------------------------------------------------------------ Jan 28.2 31.0 198212 30.2 17.3 36.6 30 Feb 27.7 41.9 198428 31.7 20.8 35.3 30 Mar 23.9 18.8 198723 28.2 11.7 35.6 30 Apr 14.7 13.2 197304 16.3 8.9 21.8 30 May 2.8 7.6 198602 5.1 .8 6.3 30 Jun .0 1.3 197101 * .0 .0 30 Jul .0 .0 199031 .0 .0 .0 30 Aug .0 .0 199031 .0 .0 .0 30 Sep .0 .5 197230 * .0 Trace 30 Oct 8.9 29.0 196822 9.4 1.0 13.5 30 Nov 19.3 54.4 198314 21.6 8.9 31.2 30 Dec 24.4 17.8 197521 26.9 17.5 33.0 30 Annual NA NA NA 169.4 NA NA NA Ann-NCDC NA NA NA 169.4 NA NA NA ------------------------------------------------------------------ Element 11: Relative Humidity (%) MN00LST (Statistic 70): Mean of Observations at 0000 LST MN03LST (Statistic 73): Mean of Observations at 0300 LST MN06LST (Statistic 76): Mean of Observations at 0600 LST MN09LST (Statistic 79): Mean of Observations at 0900 LST MN12LST (Statistic 82): Mean of Observations at 1200 LST MN15LST (Statistic 85): Mean of Observations at 1500 LST MN18LST (Statistic 88): Mean of Observations at 1800 LST MN21LST (Statistic 91): Mean of Observations at 2100 LST MN3HRLY (Statistic 94): Mean of 3-Hourly Observations ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- byr: 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 Statistic: MN00LST MN03LST MN06LST MN09LST MN12LST MN15LST MN18LST MN21LST MN3HRLY Month ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jan 84.6 85.3 85.1 84.7 83.0 81.9 84.7 85.3 84.3 Feb 83.3 84.1 85.4 84.8 83.0 81.0 82.5 83.7 83.5 Mar 84.1 85.0 85.3 86.1 80.7 78.0 79.8 83.4 82.8 Apr 85.0 86.0 86.4 84.6 79.2 76.9 78.8 83.3 82.5 May 88.1 88.7 89.5 85.3 79.1 75.9 78.7 82.7 83.5 Jun 90.1 92.0 92.3 88.5 82.9 79.7 80.4 85.0 86.3 Jul 92.4 93.1 93.3 90.4 85.1 81.7 82.8 87.8 88.3 Aug 92.6 93.5 93.4 91.7 85.3 82.6 86.2 90.9 89.5 Sep 89.8 90.2 89.7 89.1 82.1 79.9 82.6 87.9 86.4 Oct 85.1 86.1 86.0 85.1 79.3 76.9 80.2 84.0 82.8 Nov 84.0 83.7 84.6 83.9 82.2 81.7 83.8 84.0 83.5 Dec 86.2 86.8 87.1 87.2 85.6 84.9 85.7 86.6 86.3 Annual 87.2 87.9 88.2 86.9 82.4 80.2 82.2 85.4 85.0 Ann-NCDC 87.1 87.9 88.2 86.8 82.3 80.1 82.2 85.4 85.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Element 11: Relative Humidity (%) Statistic 98: Number of Years used to Calculate Normal Qualifier: 70: Mean of Observations at 0000 LST Qualifier: 73: Mean of Observations at 0300 LST Qualifier: 76: Mean of Observations at 0600 LST Qualifier: 79: Mean of Observations at 0900 LST Qualifier: 82: Mean of Observations at 1200 LST Qualifier: 85: Mean of Observations at 1500 LST Qualifier: 88: Mean of Observations at 1800 LST Qualifier: 91: Mean of Observations at 2100 LST Qualifier: 94: Mean of 3-Hourly Observations ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- byr: 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 Qualifier: 70 73 76 79 82 85 88 91 94 Month ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jan 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 Feb 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 Mar 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 Apr 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 May 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 Jun 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 Jul 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 Aug 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 Sep 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 Oct 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 Nov 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 Dec 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 Annual 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 Ann-NCDC NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Element 12: Sea Level Pressure (hPa) MN3HRLY (Statistic 94): Mean of 3-Hourly Observations #_YEARS (Statistic 98): Number of Years used to Calculate Normal -------------------------- byr: 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 Statistic: MN3HRLY #_YEARS Month -------------------------- Jan 1001.3 26 Feb 1002.1 26 Mar 1004.6 26 Apr 1009.2 26 May 1008.9 26 Jun 1011.8 26 Jul 1015.1 26 Aug 1012.7 26 Sep 1008.2 26 Oct 1004.7 26 Nov 1002.0 27 Dec 1001.6 27 Annual 1006.7 26 Ann-NCDC 1006.9 NA -------------------------- Element 16: Wind Speed (m/sec) MN3HRLY (Statistic 94): Mean of 3-Hourly Observations ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 8.4 Feb 8.3 Mar 8.0 Apr 8.3 May 7.6 Jun 7.5 Jul 7.3 Aug 7.6 Sep 7.7 Oct 8.0 Nov 8.1 Dec 8.2 Annual 7.9 Ann-NCDC 7.9 ------------------ Element 17: Wind Direction (degrees) Statistic 38: Frequency Qualifier: 000.0 degrees Qualifier: 022.5 degrees Qualifier: 045.0 degrees Qualifier: 067.5 degrees Qualifier: 090.0 degrees Qualifier: 112.5 degrees Qualifier: 135.0 degrees Qualifier: 157.5 degrees Qualifier: 180.0 degrees ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- byr: 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 Qualifier: 000.0 022.5 045.0 067.5 090.0 112.5 135.0 157.5 180.0 Month ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jan .025 .066 .017 .015 .026 .052 .147 .145 .049 Feb .021 .067 .014 .014 .023 .057 .143 .126 .049 Mar .019 .052 .017 .017 .024 .056 .123 .134 .054 Apr .014 .034 .010 .013 .017 .029 .098 .140 .045 May .014 .026 .014 .015 .026 .037 .138 .178 .050 Jun .013 .020 .012 .013 .020 .035 .142 .199 .044 Jul .019 .017 .012 .009 .015 .023 .144 .232 .042 Aug .015 .014 .012 .012 .015 .025 .144 .196 .037 Sep .020 .022 .010 .010 .014 .031 .103 .151 .048 Oct .017 .032 .011 .010 .015 .033 .088 .100 .044 Nov .020 .036 .017 .011 .019 .036 .096 .115 .053 Dec .022 .055 .012 .015 .024 .047 .114 .155 .055 Annual NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Ann-NCDC NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Element 17: Wind Direction (degrees) Statistic 38: Frequency Qualifier: 202.5 degrees Qualifier: 225.0 degrees Qualifier: 247.5 degrees Qualifier: 270.0 degrees Qualifier: 292.5 degrees Qualifier: 315.0 degrees Qualifier: 337.5 degrees Qualifier: 360.0 degrees -------------------------------------------------------------------------- byr: 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 Qualifier: 202.5 225.0 247.5 270.0 292.5 315.0 337.5 360.0 Month -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jan .016 .027 .059 .047 .053 .065 .092 .100 Feb .009 .016 .036 .039 .058 .077 .133 .121 Mar .017 .020 .057 .057 .076 .093 .100 .086 Apr .009 .013 .052 .070 .100 .133 .138 .085 May .008 .016 .036 .067 .115 .108 .090 .060 Jun .004 .005 .025 .074 .146 .130 .071 .046 Jul .005 .004 .028 .101 .145 .100 .059 .042 Aug .007 .010 .049 .139 .149 .091 .050 .036 Sep .010 .014 .072 .114 .129 .106 .091 .055 Oct .015 .025 .093 .088 .101 .124 .131 .074 Nov .020 .037 .109 .068 .076 .089 .117 .082 Dec .018 .027 .074 .056 .063 .073 .092 .097 Annual NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Ann-NCDC NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Element 17: Wind Direction (degrees) PREVAIL (Statistic 41): Prevailing #_YEARS (Statistic 98): Number of Years used to Calculate Normal -------------------------- byr: 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 Statistic: PREVAIL #_YEARS Month -------------------------- Jan 135.0 26 Feb 135.0 26 Mar 157.5 26 Apr 157.5 26 May 157.5 26 Jun 157.5 26 Jul 157.5 26 Aug 157.5 26 Sep 157.5 26 Oct 337.5 26 Nov 337.5 27 Dec 157.5 27 Annual 157.5 NA Ann-NCDC NA NA -------------------------- Element 51: Number Days with Thunder (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan .0 Feb .0 Mar .0 Apr .0 May .0 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep * Oct .1 Nov .1 Dec .0 Annual .2 Ann-NCDC 0.2 ------------------ Element 61: Number Days with Haze/Smoke (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan .0 Feb .0 Mar .0 Apr * May .0 Jun * Jul .0 Aug * Sep * Oct .0 Nov .1 Dec .0 Annual .1 Ann-NCDC 0.1 ------------------ Element 63: Number Days with Blowing Dust/Sand (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan .0 Feb .0 Mar .0 Apr * May .0 Jun .0 Jul .1 Aug * Sep .0 Oct .0 Nov .0 Dec .0 Annual .1 Ann-NCDC 0.1 ------------------ Element 83: Number Days Maximum Temperature GE Threshold (count) Statistic 15: Mean Monthly Value Qualifier: 10.0 deg C Qualifier: 35.0 deg C -------------------------- byr: 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 Qualifier: 10.0 35.0 Month -------------------------- Jan * .0 Feb .0 .0 Mar .1 .0 Apr .4 .0 May 4.7 .0 Jun 17.3 .0 Jul 28.5 .0 Aug 30.0 .0 Sep 22.9 .0 Oct 5.0 .0 Nov .8 .0 Dec .1 .0 Annual 109.8 .0 Ann-NCDC 109.8 0.0 -------------------------- Element 85: Number Days Minimum Temperature LE Threshold (count) Statistic 15: Mean Monthly Value Qualifier: 0.0 deg C Qualifier: 10.0 deg C -------------------------- byr: 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 Qualifier: 0.0 10.0 Month -------------------------- Jan 23.7 31.0 Feb 22.9 28.0 Mar 23.9 31.0 Apr 20.3 30.0 May 9.1 31.0 Jun .4 30.0 Jul .0 29.3 Aug .0 27.2 Sep .6 29.1 Oct 9.4 31.0 Nov 18.4 30.0 Dec 22.5 31.0 Annual 151.2 358.6 Ann-NCDC 151.2 358.6 -------------------------- Element 95: Number Days with Precipitation GE Threshold (count) Qualifier: 1.0 mm MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 13.4 Feb 11.1 Mar 12.0 Apr 10.8 May 10.7 Jun 10.4 Jul 10.7 Aug 13.2 Sep 15.6 Oct 17.6 Nov 17.1 Dec 15.8 Annual 158.4 Ann-NCDC 158.4 ------------------ Element 97: Number Days with Freezing Rain/Drizzle (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan .1 Feb .2 Mar .1 Apr .0 May .1 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct .0 Nov * Dec .0 Annual .5 Ann-NCDC 0.5 ------------------ Element 98: Number Days with Blowing Snow (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 6.1 Feb 7.5 Mar 5.5 Apr 3.4 May .2 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct .9 Nov 3.7 Dec 5.3 Annual 32.6 Ann-NCDC 32.6 ------------------ Element AA: Number Days with Rain/Drizzle (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 14.1 Feb 11.3 Mar 14.4 Apr 16.5 May 23.8 Jun 25.1 Jul 26.0 Aug 27.4 Sep 27.1 Oct 25.2 Nov 19.2 Dec 17.3 Annual 247.4 Ann-NCDC 247.4 ------------------ Element AB: Number Days with Snow/Hail (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 21.3 Feb 21.2 Mar 23.1 Apr 20.9 May 10.3 Jun .6 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .7 Oct 11.3 Nov 16.8 Dec 20.5 Annual 146.7 Ann-NCDC 146.7 ------------------ Element AC: Number Days with Fog/Mist (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 13.4 Feb 11.3 Mar 14.9 Apr 14.9 May 14.9 Jun 17.4 Jul 23.5 Aug 24.0 Sep 17.1 Oct 11.8 Nov 12.7 Dec 13.3 Annual 189.2 Ann-NCDC 189.2 ------------------ Element AD: Number Days with Weather Phenomena (count) #_YEARS (Statistic 98): Number of Years used to Calculate Normal ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 30 Feb 30 Mar 30 Apr 30 May 30 Jun 30 Jul 30 Aug 30 Sep 30 Oct 30 Nov 30 Dec 30 Annual NA Ann-NCDC NA 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