The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-01-02
MILD WEATHER !, PREVAILED FOR
 , JUNEAU IN '34
No Record Breaking Ex- tremes Took Place.
 During Entire Year

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 (Calr1nueG rrvfn rage one) 63.7 inches and more than twice the normal. At the end of the month there were AS inches 2 or snow on the ground at sea level.
 February
 Following the tendency of high CT temperatures in January over the previous December, February temperatures were comparatively higher than January. The average temperature for the month, 370 degrees as compared with ..ile nor nal of BOA degrees was the second highest February mean on record. The record breaking mean, 37.3 de- grees, occurred in 1912. The 755 inches of precipitation for the month was 188 inches above the normal amount. The total snow fall for the month was 210 inches, or 20 inches less than the normal amount There were 64.8 hours of sunshine during the month, or 25 per cent of the possible amount A dense fog occurred on one day. The prevailing wind direction was from the southeast, and the aver age velocity was 32 miles per hour There was no snow on the ground between the 9th and the 22nd, in- elusive. At the close of the month there were 2.8 inches of snow CT the ground
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 The monthly mean temperature was 36.2 degrees. or 25 degrees above the normal, and the total precipitation, 465 inches. was 0.S0 inch below the normal for the month. Forty per cent of the possible amount of sunshine occurred. The prevailing wind di- 1ection was from the west, and the average hourly velocity 80 miles per hour A dense fog was observed on the 18th. The total snowfall, 78 inches, was 60 inches below the normal There was no snow on the ground at the close of the month.
 April
 The average temperature for April was 424 degrees as compared with the normal of 40.6 degrees, while the monthly amount of pre- cipitation was 655 inches as com pared with the normal of 5.39 in- ches. Six inches of snow fell this month which. was 0.2 inch above the normal amount. Thirty per cent of the sunshine possible for the month occurred. The prevail ing direction of the wind was from the south, and the average velocity was Fl miles per hour. The last killing frost of the season occurred on the 18th.
 May
 May was warmer and drier than the average. The mean tempera- ture was 492 degrees, or Is de- grees above the normal, and the total precipitation was 2.75 inches, or PAP inches below the normal. There were 2205 hours of sunshine during the month out of possible 5l99 hours, or AZ per cent. The ,-..o,,o;i;,,u r,;yJ ,x,oc fro,,, tho cn11tb at an average velocity of 7.2 miles per hour.
 The month of June was con- paratively cool, with mean tenn perature of 52.6 degrees. or Is degrees below the normal The rainfall amounted to 3.9l inches or O.07 inch above the normal amount. There were 1875 hours of sunshine during the month out of a possible amount of 544.6 hours. or 36 per cent. The prevailing wind direction was from the south, and the aver age velocity was 65 miles per hour.
 July
 The average temperature for July was 576 degrees, or or degree above normal The rainfall for this month was 3.36 inches, or l.48 inches below the normal There were eleven days this month with a temperature of 70 degrees or over as compared with normal of seven days. July's 46 per cent of the possible amount of sunshine was the largest percentage for any month of the year. The prevailing direction of the wind was south, while the average velocity was 59 miles per hour.
 August N August had nearly the normal temperature and the normal amount of precipitation. The mean tenn Derature was 559 degrees as cOm-