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| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Max
temp | 4.6 | -4.2 | -0.7 | 11.2 | 30.1 | 42.5 | 49.8 | 48.5 | 40.1 | 26.1 | 12.7 | 2.6 |
Min
temp | -6.8 | -14.3 | -11.1 | 0.4 | 21.5 | 33.5 | 40.5 | 41.3 | 34.4 | 19.8 | 4.8 | -6.4 |
Precip-
tation | 0.51 | 0.28 | 0.26 | 0.39 | 0.35 | 0.63 | 1.96 | 2.74 | 2.01 | 1.11 | 0.77 | 0.33 |
Snow-
fall | 5.0 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 9.2 | 7.3 | 3.5 |
Snow
depth | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 |
KOBUK
(Along Kobuk River, close to Kobuk Valley National Park, Gates of the Arctic National Park, Selawik National Wildlife Refuge and Noatak National Preserve)
Period of record: 8/16/1953 to 12/31/1979
Average annual
high temperature | Average annual
low temperature | Average annual
total precipitation | Average annual
total snowfall |
| 32.4 | 10.8 | 16.68 | 54.0 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Max
temp | 1.1 | 1.8 | 13.3 | 28.0 | 50.6 | 66.0 | 69.4 | 64.4 | 52.0 | 28.3 | 12.7 | 0.9 |
Min
temp | -18.5 | -22.1 | -12.6 | 4.1 | 27.9 | 42.1 | 45.7 | 42.9 | 32.4 | 11.4 | -4.7 | -19.1 |
Precip-
tation | 0.61 | 0.35 | 0.66 | 0.61 | 0.79 | 1.75 | 3.20 | 3.41 | 2.87 | 0.81 | 0.96 | 0.65 |
Snow-
fall | 7.3 | 4.9 | 8.0 | 4.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 6.9 | 11.4 | 8.0 |
Snow
depth | 25 | 31 | 34 | 35 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 19 |
KOTZEBUE
(On Baldwin Peninsula, Kotzebue Sound, in northwest Alaska)
Period of record: 9/1/1949 to 12/31/2000
Average annual
high temperature | Average annual
low temperature | Average annual
total precipitation | Average annual
total snowfall |
| 27.9 | 15.3 | 9.50 | 49.8 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Max
temp | 4.2 | 3.1 | 8.6 | 21.3 | 38.2 | 50.3 | 59.1 | 56.4 | 46.6 | 27.8 | 13.9 | 4.7 |
Min
temp | -9.1 | -11.2 | -8.1 | 3.5 | 24.9 | 38.3 | 48.5 | 46.8 | 36.8 | 18.4 | 3.1 | -8.1 |
Precip-
tation | 0.45 | 0.37 | 0.35 | 0.37 | 0.36 | 0.55 | 1.43 | 2.15 | 1.60 | 0.80 | 0.59 | 0.48 |
Snow-
fall | 6.9 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 6.7 | 9.0 | 8.1 |
Snow
depth | 17 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 12 |
KUPARUK
(Oilfield 30 miles west of Prudhoe Bay/Deadhorse)
Period of record: 2/1/1983 to 12/31/2000
Average annual
high temperature | Average annual
low temperature | Average annual
total precipitation | Average annual
total snowfall |
| 17.5 | 4.2 | 3.73 | 29.9 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Max
temp | -12.0 | -12.4 | -7.6 | 7.5 | 27.9 | 47.0 | 56.2 | 51.0 | 38.0 | 19.6 | 1.8 | -7.2 |
Min
temp | -24.4 | -25.3 | -21.8 | -7.7 | 16.5 | 32.8 | 38.9 | 36.7 | 27.5 | 8.2 | -10.9 | -19.7 |
Precip-
tation | 0.11 | 0.14 | 0.08 | 0.11 | 0.04 | 0.33 | 0.82 | 1.14 | 0.47 | 0.32 | 0.11 | 0.09 |
Snow-
fall | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 3.8 | 8.1 | 3.2 | 2.7 |
Snow
depth | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
PRUDHOE BAY
(Oilfield along Arctic Ocean at end of Dalton Highway)
Period of record: 4/1/1986 to 6/30/1999
Average annual
high temperature | Average annual
low temperature | Average annual
total precipitation | Average annual
total snowfall |
| 18.1 | 5.3 | 4.26 | 33.1 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Max
temp | -11.9 | -10.1 | -5.2 | 10.1 | 28.8 | 45.2 | 55.4 | 51.0 | 38.3 | 21.0 | 0.9 | -6.6 |
Min
temp | -24.0 | -24.3 | -20.3 | -4.8 | 19.0 | 32.7 | 39.7 | 37.5 | 28.9 | 9.7 | -11.0 | -19.2 |
Precip-
tation | 0.20 | 0.17 | 0.14 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.39 | 0.68 | 1.14 | 0.61 | 0.38 | 0.18 | 0.20 |
Snow-
fall | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 9.3 | 4.3 | 3.5 |
Snow
depth | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
UMIAT
(Settlement along Colville River north of Brooks Range)
Period of record: 9/1/1949 to 12/31/2000
Average annual
high temperature | Average annual
low temperature | Average annual
total precipitation | Average annual
total snowfall |
| 19.9 | 1.5 | 5.49 | 33.0 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Max
temp | -12.8 | -14.4 | -6.6 | 11.3 | 32.4 | 57.4 | 66.2 | 57.7 | 41.4 | 18.3 | -0.6 | -11.9 |
Min
temp | -29.1 | -31.6 | -26.6 | -11.1 | 15.7 | 36.9 | 42.5 | 37.2 | 26.1 | 2.4 | -16.7 | -28.0 |
Precip-
tation | 0.38 | 0.27 | 0.16 | 0.21 | 0.07 | 0.68 | 0.79 | 1.06 | 0.47 | 0.69 | 0.38 | 0.33 |
Snow-
fall | 4.5 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 8.4 | 5.3 | 4.2 |
Snow
depth | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 12 |
WAINWRIGHT
(Northwest Arctic coast town)
Period of record: 9/1/1949 to 1/31/1969
Average annual
high temperature | Average annual
low temperature | Average annual
total precipitation | Average annual
total snowfall |
| 17.0 | 4.4 | 6.52 | Missing |
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