CDAK48 PAVW 100137
AKZ131-101200-
CLIVWS
CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VALDEZ, AK
437 PM AST MON FEB 9 2004

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...THE VALDEZ WSO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR 9 FEB 2004... 
VALID TODAY AS OF 4:00 PM LOCAL TIME

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD  197l     2000 
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD  1972 TO  2004 

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME    RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST 
               VALUE    (LST)   VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR 
                                                   NORMAL 
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TEMPERATURE 
TODAY 
 MAXIMUM        35      1450     44    1982  29       6       37 
 MINIMUM        27      0850      0    1990  19       8       32 
 AVERAGE        31                           24       7       35 

PRECIPITATION 
(INCHES) 
 TODAY            0.00           1.47  1996   0.20   -0.20   0.72 
 MONTH TO DATE    1.69             MM    MM   5.53   -3.84   7.64 
 SINCE 1 DEC     11.50             MM    MM  15.40   -4.11  17.31 
 SINCE 1 JAN      4.90             MM    MM  11.55   -6.09  11.50 

SNOWFALL 
(INCHES) 
 TODAY             0.0           26.7  1996    2.0    -2.0    4.5 
 MONTH TO DATE    35.7             MM    MM     MM      MM   31.4 
 SINCE 1 DEC     199.3             MM    MM     MM      MM  155.8 
 SINCE 1 JUL     232.5             MM    MM     MM      MM  162.8 
 SNOW DEPTH (IN)    45                                         22 

DEGREE DAYS 
 HEATING 
 TODAY              34                          41      -7     30 
 MONTH TO DATE     329                        1126    -797    279 
 SINCE 1 DEC      2927                        2961     -31   2542 
 SINCE 1 JUL      5809                        6842   -1034   5150 

 COOLING 
 TODAY               0                           0       0      0 
 MONTH TO DATE       0                           0       0      0 
 SINCE 1 DEC         0                           0       0      0 
 SINCE 1 JAN         0                           0       0      0 
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WIND (MPH) 
 HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9     HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    270      
 HIGHEST GUST SPEED     9     HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    270 
 AVERAGE WIND SPEED    MM 

SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM            AVERAGE SKY COVER 7
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS 
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. 
FOG
 

RELATIVE HUMIDITY
 HIGHEST RH  100.0 PERCENT       
 LOWEST  RH   68.7 PERCENT       
 AVERAGE RH   84.4 PERCENT       
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THE VALDEZ WSO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW 
                        NORMAL    RECORD   YEAR 
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE      29        40     1995 
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE      19         2     1999 

SUNRISE AND SUNSET 
 9 FEB 2004..........SUNRISE  8:46 AM    SUNSET  5:15 PM 
 10 FEB 2004..........SUNRISE  8:43 AM    SUNSET  5:18 PM 

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD HAS BEEN SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE OF PRECIPITATION.

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AMOUNT OF DAYLIGHT TODAY  (HOUR:MIN)........8 HOURS 30 MINUTES
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....+0:05:30

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