GULKANA, ALASKA
NORMALS, MEANS, AND EXTREMES

LATITUDE: 62 Deg. 09 Min. N LONGITUDE: 145 Deg. 27 Min. W ELEVATION: FT. GRND 1572 BARO 1578 TIME ZONE: ALASKA WBAN: 26425

(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






48

48



2.5
-13.9
-5.7

46
1948
-60
1947


13.6
-7.0
3.3

46
1943
-65
1947


28.1
2.6
15.4

50
1981
-48
1972


41.5
19.9
30.7

67
1958
-42
1944


54.8
32.6
43.7

85
1960
5
1964


64.2
42.2
53.2

90
1969
26
1995


68.3
46.4
57.4

91
1953
29
1970


64.7
42.2
53.5

86
1994
20
1984


54.1
33.4
43.8

74
1989
2
1992


35.3
19.5
27.4

65
1969
-23
1982


12.7
-2.5
5.1

48
1964
-44
1989


4.6
-10.9
-3.2

44
1943
-58
1964


37.0
17.0
27.1

91
JUL 1953
-65
FEB 1947
NORMAL DEGREE DAYS
Heating (base 65 Deg. F)
Cooling (base 65 Deg. F)




2192
0

1728
0

1538
0

1029
0

660
0

354
0

236
0

357
0

636
0

1166
0

1797
0

2114
0

13807
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

5


5
5
5

37

27
6

6


47
47

47
47

4.7


14.8
4.4
11.8

7.3

2.5
0.0

0.2


0.0
28.6

30.9
23.4

7.0


6.2
4.4
17.8

5.7

2.6
0.0

1.2


0.0
24.1

28.0
18.4

6.0


9.4
6.4
15.2

5.0

2.3
0.0

1.3


0.0
18.0

30.5
14.7

6.8


5.0
9.8
15.2

2.8

1.2
0.0

0.3


0.0
3.7

28.6
2.1

7.2


3.0
9.8
18.2

5.1

0.2
0.6

0.2


1.3
0.1

14.2
0.0

7.4


2.0
10.0
18.0

9.6

0.*
1.3

0.0


9.1
0.0

0.9
0.0

7.2


4.4
9.0
17.6

12.7

0.0
2.0

0.8


12.7
0.0

0.1
0.0

7.4


2.6
9.4
19.0

11.5

0.0
0.6

2.0


6.8
0.0

3.1
0.0

6.8


5.6
7.8
16.6

10.8

05
0.0

2.6


0.2
0.3

13.2
0.0

7.8


3.0
6.8
21.2

8.5

3.1
0.0

3.6


0.0
11.4

27.2
3.5

7.5


4.6
4.6
20.8

7.5

3.6
0.0

3.4


0.0
26.6

29.7
17.4

6.7


6.8
6.8
17.4

8.1

3.4
0.0

2.2


0.0
28.4

30.8
23.1

6.9


67.4
89.2
208.8

94.7

19.5
4.5

17.8


30.1
141.2

237.2
102.7
AV. STATION PRES. (mb)














RELATIVE HUMIDITY (%)
Hour 04
Hour 10 (Local Time)
Hour 16
Hour 22

14
36
36
35

73
72
71
72

77
72
66
72

73
70
54
66

77
64
46
61

78
58
40
54

80
61
43
54

84
69
49
61

85
73
50
68

85
77
53
72

83
81
67
79

80
77
76
78

77
75
75
75

79
71
58
68
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



52

52

51


52

48



0.45
1.56
1943
T
1974
0.76
1958

25.5
1989
14.1
1989


0.53
1.65
1968
0.03
1987
0.96
1978

26.6
1990
14.1
1990


0.36
1.32
1972
T
1987
0.78
1972

23.4
1944
10.6
1972


0.24
0.83
1.92
0.00
1954
0.78
1961

16.4
1992
14.3
1992


0.61
1.86
1994
T
1950
1.52
1994

5.0
1945
4.0
1977


1.60
4.07
1962
0.08
1946
1.51
1945

1.0
1986
1.0
1986


1.78
3.41
1995
0.30
1994
2.04
1972

T
1993
T
1993


1.50
4.19
1947
0.14
1982
2.01
1971

4.0
1955
4.0
1955


1.38
4.34
1951
0.07
1969
2.06
1951

15.7
1992
12.0
1992


0.89
2.42
1965
0.11
1967
1.15
1959

22.7
1965
13.0
1978


0.61
4.11
1956
0.01
1975
2.02
1976

36.2
1956
8.8
1993


0.92
3.07
1955
0.05
1995
0.99
1955

30.0
1955
12.0
1992


10.87
4.34
SEP 1951
0.00
APR 1954
2.06
SEP 1951

36.2
NOV 1956
14.3
APR 1992
WIND
Mean Speed (mph)
Prevailing Direction
through 1964
Fastest Mile
-Direction(!!)
-Speed(mph)
-Year
Peak Gust
-Direction(!!)
-Speed(mph)
-Date

8



5







5.1

N

0
52
1971





5.6

N

19
35
1970





6.5

WNW

15
35
1970





8.6

SE

18
46
1970





8.8

SE

17
29
1972





8.8

SE

15
38
1971





8.2

SE

15
40
1971





8.0

SE

16
30
1970





7.6

SE

04
31
1972





6.3

SE

19
46
1970





4.8

N

19
33
1969





3.6

N

17
40
1969





6.8

SE

04
52
JAN 1971




(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.