COLD BAY, ALASKA
NORMALS, MEANS, AND EXTREMES

LATITUDE: 55 Deg. 12 Min. N LONGITUDE: 162 Deg. 43 Min. W ELEVATION: FT. GRND 96 BARO 99 TIME ZONE: ALASKA WBAN: 25624

(a)
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
OCT
NOV
DEC
YEAR
TEMPERATURE (Deg. F)
Normals
-Daily Maximum
-Daily Minimum
-Monthly
Extremes
-Record Highest
-Year
-Record Lowest
-Year






51

52



33.1
24.1
28.6

51
1993
-8
1989


32.0
22.8
27.4

50
1991
-9
1947


34.8
25.0
29.9

56
1974
-13
1971


37.9
28.6
33.3

60
1948
4
1976


44.4
34.8
39.6

67
1979
18
1973


50.4
40.9
45.7

72
1995
29
1952


55.1
46.0
50.5

77
1960
33
1982


55.9
47.1
51.5

78
1948
33
1946


52.2
43.2
47.7

76
1985
26
1992


44.3
34.8
39.6

69
1964
10
1976


38.9
29.9
34.4

59
1986
1
1963


35.3
26.6
31.0

54
1990
-1
1979


42.9
33.7
38.3

78
AUG 1948
-13
MAR 1971
NORMAL DEGREE DAYS
Heating (base 65 Deg. F)
Cooling (base 65 Deg. F)




1128
0

1053
0

1088
0

951
0

787
0

579
0

450
0

419
0

519
0

787
0

918
0

1054
0

9733
0
% OF POSSIBLE SUNSHINE














MEAN SKY COVER(tenths)
Sunrise - Sunset
MEAN NUMBER OF DAYS:
Sunrise to Sunset
-Clear
-Partly Cloudy
-Cloudy
Precipitation
.01 inches or more
Snow, Ice Pellets, Hail
1.0 inches or more
Thunderstorms
Heavy Fog Visibility
1/4 mile or less
Temperature Deg. F
-Maximum
70 Deg. F and above
32 Deg. F and below
-Minimum
32 Deg. F and below
0 Deg. F and below

40


40
40
40

50

45
40

40


51
51

52
52

8.2


2.4
5.5
23.1

19.0

3.6
0.0

1.8


0.0
11.3

24.3
0.6

8.4


1.9
4.6
21.8

17.3

3.6
0.0

1.4


0.0
11.1

23.5
0.3

8.3


1.9
5.9
23.2

18.0

3.6
0.0

2.0


0.
10.0

25.3
0.6

9.0


0.6
3.8
25.6

16.1

1.8
0.0

1.3


0.0
5.7

21.5
0.0

9.1


0.5
2.8
27.7

17.4

0.5
0.0

1.5


0.0
0.4

8.6
0.0

9.2


0.4
2.6
27.0

16.0

0.0
0.0

2.0


0.*
0.0

0.4
0.0

9.4


0.2
2.3
28.5

16.7

0.0
0.0

3.9


0.1
0.0

0.0
0.0

9.5


0.2
1.9
28.9

19.9

0.0
0.*

3.4


0.2
0.0

0.0
0.0

9.1


0.3
3.5
26.3

20.7

0.0
0.*

1.0


0.*
0.0

0.4
0.0

8.7


0.7
5.2
25.2

22.7

1.0
0.1

0.3


0.0
0.5

8.5
0.0

8.5


1.1
5.4
23.5

21.6

2.5
0.1

0.6


0.0
3.6

18.9
0.0

8.5


1.6
5.3
24.1

20.6

3.6
0.1

1.6


0.0
9.5

23.7
0.1

8.8


11.9
48.7
304.7

225.9

20.1
0.3

20.7


0.4
52.1

155.0
1.6
AV. STATION PRES. (mb)
23 9
95.3
999.4
999.8
1004.2
1004.2
1008.0
1011.1
1009.4
1003.7
1000.8
999.0
995.0
1002.5
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (%)
Hour 04
Hour 10 (Local Time)
Hour 16
Hour 22

26
26
26
26

85
85
83
85

85
85
81
84

85
85
78
84

86
84
77
84

88
85
76
84

91
87
78
85

93
90
82
89

93
90
83
90

90
88
80
87

85
84
77
83

83
84
80
83

85
84
83
85

87
86
80
85
PRECIPITATION (in.)
Water Equivalent
-Normal
-Maximum Monthly
-Year
-Minimum Monthly
-Year
-Maximum in 24 hrs
-Year
Snow, Ice Pellets, Hail
-Maximum Monthly
-Year
-Maximum in 24 hrs
-Year



50

50

50


45

45



2.84
8.46
1948
0.60
1956
2.49
1948

34.6
1982
18.0
1982


2.27
7.87
1944
0.08
1950
2.49
1956

54.3
1984
17.7
1984


2.1
4.70
1977
0.41
1972
2.06
1976

28.6
1985
10.1
1994


1.97
6.55
1979
0.02
1948
2.19
1993

19.5
1976
6.0
1956


2.29
6.37
1958
0.54
1992
2.22
1958

9.3
1971
4.0
1986


2.10
6.98
1952
0.12
1962
2.10
1971

0.5
1971
2.6
1971


2.52
6.13
1982
0.28
1950
1.77
1986

T
1976
T
1976


3.24
9.97
1951
1.10
1975
2.17
1951

0.0

0.0



4.41
9.79
1965
0.91
1952
3.43
1965

0.2
1972
0.2
1972


4.34
8.02
1968
1.88
1961
4.90
1968

15.6
1968
11.4
1968


4.19
8.94
1960
1.15
1975
3.43
1972

27.4
1983
21.4
1983


3.67
7.31
1983
0.19
1956
2.44
1978

24.2
1976
9.4
1975


36.00
9.97
AUG 1951
0.02
APR 1948
4.90
OCT 1968

54.3
FEB 1984
21.4
NOV 1983
WIND
Mean Speed (mph)
Prevailing Direction
through 1964
Fastest Mile
-Direction(!!)
-Speed(mph)
-Year
Peak Gust
-Direction(!!)
-Speed(mph)
-Date

40



40



11
11


17.6

SSE

17
71
1985

SE
8
1987

17.8

SSE

16
73
1967

SE
83
1989

17.3

NNW

17
67
1977

E
76
1987

17.6

SSE

15
61
1995

SE
85
1995

16.1

SSE

14
60
1985

SE
72
1991

15.8

WNW

11
63
1959

SE
69
1993

15.7

SSE

17
54
1972

S
58
1992

16.4

SSE

16
64
1985

SE
81
1985

16.3

SSE

17
75
1988

S
95
1988

16.8

WSW

21
60
1978

S
87
1995

17.5

SSE

14
66
1967

SE
75
1993

17.5

NNW

11
64
1960

SE
85
1994

16.9

SSE

17
75
SEP 1988

S
95
SEP 1988
(a) - Length of Record in Years, although individual months may be missing.
0.* or * - The value is between 0.0 and 0.05.
Normals - Based on the 1961 - 1990 record period.
Extremes - Dates are the most recent occurrence.
Wind Dir.- Numerals show tens of degrees clockwise from true north. "00" indicates calm.
Resultant Directions are given to whole degrees.