GLACIER BAY, ALASKA

NCDC 1971-2000 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Monthly
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 32.3 35.2 39.8 48.0 55.9 61.8 64.5 62.9 56.2 47.3 38.5 34.4 48.1
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 41.3 45.0 45.6 52.6 62.2 64.8 68.7 68.7 59.7 51.4 43.4 40.0 68.7
Year Highest Occurred 1981 1977 1981 1984 1993 1993 1972 1994 1977 1979 1976 1993 1972
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 25.0 24.6 33.9 41.1 48.8 57.0 61.2 60.1 51.8 43.5 29.2 28.7 24.6
Year Lowest Occurred 1996 1979 1972 1972 1971 1985 1978 2000 1992 1996 1985 1971 1979
Mean Temperature (F) 27.9 30.3 34.0 40.3 47.1 52.8 55.7 54.7 49.4 41.9 34.0 30.1 41.5
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 37.3 40.4 39.2 43.5 50.9 54.9 58.0 57.4 52.0 46.4 40.1 35.2 58.0
Year Highest Occurred 1981 1977 1981 1984 1981 1983 1972 1994 1977 1979 1976 1976 1972
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 19.6 18.7 29.0 35.4 41.7 49.0 54.0 52.6 44.5 37.5 23.2 24.3 18.7
Year Lowest Occurred 1996 1979 1972 1972 1971 1985 1992 1985 1992 1992 1985 1971 1979
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 23.4 25.3 28.2 32.6 38.2 43.8 46.9 46.4 42.5 36.5 29.5 25.8 34.9
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 33.3 35.7 33.8 35.6 41.8 45.9 48.6 48.7 45.1 41.4 36.8 32.3 48.7
Year Highest Occurred 1981 1977 1984 1977 1981 1977 1977 1997 1979 1979 1976 1986 1997
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 14.1 11.9 23.4 29.0 34.6 41.0 45.0 44.0 37.2 30.9 17.1 19.8 11.9
Year Lowest Occurred 1996 1994 1995 1997 1971 1985 1996 1992 1992 1991 1985 1990 1994
Mean Precipitation (in.) 6.52 4.81 3.60 2.80 3.69 3.02 3.61 5.56 9.47 11.83 7.46 7.31 69.68
Highest Precipitation (in.) 11.29 10.73 7.41 7.26 6.64 8.40 6.51 10.76 15.04 24.61 12.63 16.55 24.61
Year Highest Occurred 1985 1988 1986 1986 1972 1975 1979 1972 1990 1978 1974 1999 1978
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 2.48 0.19 0.70 0.31 1.18 0.91 1.34 1.30 3.35 5.70 2.79 0.76 0.19
Year Lowest Occurred 1995 1989 1989 1976 1977 1982 1987 1994 1986 1997 1973 1983 1989
Heating Degree Days (F) 1151. 974. 962. 742. 556. 367. 289. 321. 470. 716. 930. 1081. 8559.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0.

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