Station Name: KING SALMON, AK WMO Station Number: 70326 National I.D. Number: 00504766 Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WMO Region: REGION IV - NORTH & CENTRAL AMERICA Latitude: 58d 41m N Longitude: 156d 39m W Elevation: 15 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 -9.5 30 Feb -9.6 30 Mar -5.3 30 Apr -.4 30 May 5.8 30 Jun 10.0 30 Jul 12.6 30 Aug 12.2 30 Sep 8.4 30 Oct .2 30 Nov -5.4 30 Dec -8.9 30 Annual .8 30 Ann-NCDC 0.8 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 -5.5 11.7 196327 30 Feb -5.1 12.2 198612 30 Mar -.7 12.2 196522 30 Apr 3.9 17.8 198330 30 May 10.5 25.0 197928 30 Jun 14.8 27.8 196217 30 Jul 17.2 29.4 197111 30 Aug 16.3 28.9 196805 30 Sep 12.6 23.3 197403 30 Oct 4.3 16.7 196704 30 Nov -1.3 13.3 198601 30 Dec -4.8 8.9 197023 30 Annual 5.2 NA NA 30 Ann-NCDC 5.2 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 -13.6 -44.4 198928 30 Feb -14.1 -40.6 197415 30 Mar -9.9 -41.1 197113 30 Apr -4.8 -26.1 198501 30 May 1.1 -10.6 196504 30 Jun 5.2 -1.7 198715 30 Jul 8.0 .6 198614 30 Aug 8.0 -3.9 198431 30 Sep 4.3 -9.4 198326 30 Oct -3.8 -24.4 198325 30 Nov -9.4 -33.3 198822 30 Dec -13.2 -38.3 197929 30 Annual -3.5 NA NA 30 Ann-NCDC -3.5 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 10.1 -9.6 30 Feb 9.5 -9.9 30 Mar 8.1 -6.1 30 Apr 5.1 -1.9 30 May 3.2 3.4 30 Jun 2.7 7.4 30 Jul 2.6 10.2 30 Aug 2.7 10.1 30 Sep 3.5 6.7 30 Oct 5.8 -.8 30 Nov 7.3 -5.7 30 Dec 9.7 -9.1 30 Annual 9.9 -.4 30 Ann-NCDC NA -.4 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 11.7 -12.7 30 Feb 11.0 -13.4 30 Mar 9.4 -9.4 30 Apr 5.7 -5.2 30 May 3.1 .2 30 Jun 2.6 4.9 30 Jul 2.4 8.2 30 Aug 2.7 8.3 30 Sep 3.9 4.7 30 Oct 6.2 -3.0 30 Nov 8.1 -7.9 30 Dec 11.3 -12.1 30 Annual 10.8 -3.1 30 Ann-NCDC NA -3.1 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 26.7 10.7 16.0 21.8 27.9 36.1 60.5 30 Feb 20.6 2.8 7.9 13.7 20.6 31.2 57.4 30 Mar 27.2 4.3 10.7 18.3 27.4 41.1 61.2 30 Apr 28.7 7.6 13.7 21.3 29.5 41.7 75.9 30 May 34.0 5.6 19.3 27.2 35.6 47.2 74.9 30 Jun 40.1 11.9 25.1 33.5 42.2 53.6 77.2 30 Jul 56.6 18.8 37.6 48.3 59.2 73.9 129.0 30 Aug 74.9 26.7 53.3 66.0 78.5 94.7 144.5 30 Sep 69.6 22.6 39.4 55.4 72.6 96.3 185.4 30 Oct 52.6 9.9 29.2 41.4 54.6 73.2 83.6 30 Nov 37.6 0.0 21.8 30.7 39.9 52.3 85.1 30 Dec 34.8 12.2 18.3 26.7 36.1 49.3 92.7 30 Annual 503.4 NA NA NA NA NA NA 30 Ann-NCDC 503.4 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 26.7 198708 29 Feb 32.5 196924 30 Mar 21.1 197029 30 Apr 30.7 196320 30 May 24.9 197717 30 Jun 17.3 197915 30 Jul 28.2 198812 30 Aug 35.3 196322 30 Sep 34.5 197128 30 Oct 27.9 197709 30 Nov 34.8 198509 30 Dec 29.2 198401 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 15.5 30.5 198708 20.8 9.9 29.5 29 Feb 13.5 20.1 196924 17.0 6.9 28.2 30 Mar 18.0 27.9 198106 18.8 6.9 23.9 30 Apr 12.4 11.4 197111 14.0 5.6 21.1 30 May .8 9.7 198512 3.0 Trace 5.6 30 Jun .0 3.0 197202 * .0 .0 30 Jul .0 .0 199031 .0 .0 .0 30 Aug .0 .0 199031 .0 .0 .0 30 Sep .0 1.0 198129 * .0 Trace 30 Oct 5.1 22.1 198321 8.1 1.0 10.9 30 Nov 15.5 12.7 197916 16.5 9.9 22.6 30 Dec 20.8 13.5 198927 21.3 11.4 27.9 30 Annual NA NA NA 119.5 NA NA NA Ann-NCDC NA NA NA 119.5 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 76.4 76.4 76.9 76.5 75.7 73.7 75.2 76.2 75.9 Feb 74.6 74.8 75.1 75.1 71.9 67.8 69.7 73.6 72.8 Mar 76.6 77.5 77.4 76.7 68.6 64.6 66.7 73.9 72.8 Apr 78.0 80.4 81.2 75.6 64.4 60.8 62.6 71.8 71.8 May 78.5 82.6 84.1 73.7 60.4 56.1 58.7 67.5 70.2 Jun 81.8 86.3 87.6 77.6 64.8 59.1 61.4 69.7 73.5 Jul 84.6 89.1 90.7 82.8 70.1 63.7 65.5 73.9 77.5 Aug 86.3 88.8 90.2 86.1 72.7 66.4 68.5 78.5 79.7 Sep 84.8 86.8 87.9 85.9 72.2 65.4 67.8 79.7 78.8 Oct 83.3 84.3 85.2 84.7 75.4 68.6 72.4 80.4 79.3 Nov 82.1 82.2 82.6 82.5 80.0 76.7 80.1 81.6 81.0 Dec 77.0 76.9 77.1 76.9 76.7 75.5 76.7 77.1 76.7 Annual 80.4 82.2 83.1 79.6 71.2 66.7 68.9 75.4 75.9 Ann-NCDC 80.3 82.2 83.0 79.5 71.1 66.5 68.8 75.3 75.8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 Feb 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 Mar 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 Apr 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 May 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 Jun 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 Jul 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 Aug 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 Sep 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 Oct 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 Nov 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 Dec 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 Annual 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 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 1004.3 30 Feb 1004.2 30 Mar 1006.2 30 Apr 1008.4 30 May 1009.3 30 Jun 1011.1 30 Jul 1014.1 30 Aug 1011.2 30 Sep 1006.5 30 Oct 1002.4 30 Nov 1002.9 30 Dec 1003.5 30 Annual 1007.0 30 Ann-NCDC 1007.0 NA -------------------------- Element 16: Wind Speed (m/sec) MN3HRLY (Statistic 94): Mean of 3-Hourly Observations ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 5.0 Feb 5.4 Mar 5.4 Apr 5.4 May 5.4 Jun 5.3 Jul 4.8 Aug 4.9 Sep 5.0 Oct 5.0 Nov 4.9 Dec 4.9 Annual 5.1 Ann-NCDC 5.1 ------------------ 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 .071 .101 .056 .060 .120 .055 .048 .057 .037 Feb .060 .094 .049 .053 .099 .057 .049 .053 .032 Mar .048 .086 .050 .062 .122 .052 .046 .060 .046 Apr .029 .067 .048 .053 .100 .050 .049 .071 .059 May .027 .045 .046 .056 .116 .060 .052 .085 .084 Jun .023 .030 .033 .045 .096 .055 .045 .098 .128 Jul .027 .026 .026 .031 .059 .039 .043 .092 .121 Aug .028 .031 .035 .035 .068 .046 .056 .109 .108 Sep .031 .060 .051 .055 .089 .063 .075 .097 .068 Oct .039 .076 .050 .045 .076 .049 .053 .069 .052 Nov .052 .089 .050 .053 .095 .052 .055 .065 .048 Dec .057 .094 .055 .047 .102 .059 .062 .062 .036 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 .026 .015 .016 .016 .014 .029 .091 .189 Feb .027 .018 .017 .017 .015 .031 .100 .230 Mar .041 .036 .031 .029 .023 .035 .093 .141 Apr .052 .053 .055 .050 .032 .039 .095 .099 May .071 .066 .061 .057 .040 .033 .047 .053 Jun .109 .097 .070 .063 .035 .023 .024 .026 Jul .141 .128 .083 .071 .039 .023 .024 .026 Aug .112 .106 .072 .058 .034 .028 .036 .036 Sep .057 .051 .044 .049 .031 .035 .065 .082 Oct .035 .026 .031 .031 .035 .058 .120 .156 Nov .033 .022 .021 .021 .025 .035 .101 .182 Dec .032 .026 .021 .019 .017 .029 .094 .191 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 360.0 30 Feb 360.0 30 Mar 360.0 30 Apr 90.0 30 May 90.0 30 Jun 180.0 30 Jul 202.5 30 Aug 202.5 30 Sep 157.5 30 Oct 360.0 30 Nov 360.0 30 Dec 360.0 30 Annual 360.0 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 .1 Jun .5 Jul .4 Aug .3 Sep .1 Oct * Nov * Dec * Annual 1.4 Ann-NCDC 1.4 ------------------ Element 61: Number Days with Haze/Smoke (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan .1 Feb * Mar .1 Apr .2 May .1 Jun * Jul .0 Aug .1 Sep .1 Oct .1 Nov * Dec * Annual .8 Ann-NCDC 0.8 ------------------ 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 * Apr * May .1 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 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 .1 .0 Feb .2 .0 Mar .4 .0 Apr 2.8 .0 May 17.5 .0 Jun 27.7 .0 Jul 30.6 .0 Aug 30.8 .0 Sep 25.6 .0 Oct 4.5 .0 Nov .1 .0 Dec .0 .0 Annual 140.3 .0 Ann-NCDC 140.3 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 27.9 31.0 Feb 25.6 28.0 Mar 27.5 31.0 Apr 25.4 30.0 May 11.7 31.0 Jun .4 29.8 Jul .0 27.1 Aug .3 25.4 Sep 5.1 29.0 Oct 21.7 31.0 Nov 25.7 30.0 Dec 27.8 31.0 Annual 199.1 354.3 Ann-NCDC 199.1 354.3 -------------------------- 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 6.7 Feb 5.2 Mar 6.9 Apr 7.3 May 8.3 Jun 9.2 Jul 9.7 Aug 12.2 Sep 11.7 Oct 9.6 Nov 7.8 Dec 7.6 Annual 102.2 Ann-NCDC 102.2 ------------------ Element 97: Number Days with Freezing Rain/Drizzle (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan .5 Feb .2 Mar .1 Apr .2 May .0 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep * Oct .3 Nov .3 Dec .6 Annual 2.2 Ann-NCDC 2.2 ------------------ Element 98: Number Days with Blowing Snow (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 2.2 Feb 2.6 Mar 1.8 Apr .7 May .1 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct .4 Nov 1.1 Dec 2.4 Annual 11.3 Ann-NCDC 11.3 ------------------ Element AA: Number Days with Rain/Drizzle (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 7.8 Feb 6.1 Mar 8.3 Apr 10.8 May 19.8 Jun 22.5 Jul 22.5 Aug 23.4 Sep 22.4 Oct 15.6 Nov 10.8 Dec 9.3 Annual 179.3 Ann-NCDC 179.3 ------------------ Element AB: Number Days with Snow/Hail (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 14.6 Feb 13.6 Mar 15.6 Apr 15.2 May 6.1 Jun .2 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .7 Oct 9.7 Nov 15.0 Dec 15.3 Annual 106.0 Ann-NCDC 106.0 ------------------ Element AC: Number Days with Fog/Mist (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 8.4 Feb 6.6 Mar 8.0 Apr 9.2 May 9.1 Jun 12.5 Jul 17.2 Aug 18.4 Sep 12.2 Oct 10.3 Nov 12.4 Dec 10.0 Annual 134.3 Ann-NCDC 134.3 ------------------ Element AD: Number Days with Weather Phenomena (count) #_YEARS (Statistic 98): Number of Years used to Calculate Normal ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 29 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 ------------------