Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
578
CXAK57 PAJK 030117
CLMASI
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
325 PM AKDT TUE JUL 02 2024
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...THE SITKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE 2024...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1944 TO 2024
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 83 06/09/1948
LOW 35 06/06/1955
06/08/1949
HIGHEST 72 06/08 70 2
LOWEST 42 06/07 41 1
AVG. MAXIMUM 59.6 57.6 2.0
AVG. MINIMUM 50.2 48.3 1.9
MEAN 54.9 53.0 1.9
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0
DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.0 0.0
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 8.12 1963
MINIMUM 0.51 2004
TOTALS 1.31 2.92 -1.61
DAILY AVG. 0.04 0.10 -0.06
DAYS >= .01 11 16.7 -5.7
DAYS >= .10 4 8.8 -4.8
DAYS >= .50 1 1.1 -0.1
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.1 -0.1
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.64 06/05 TO 06/06
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 296 362 -66
SINCE 7/1 6196 7123 -927
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0
FREEZE DATES
EARLIEST 10/08 10/08
LATEST 01/31 03/14
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 24/220 DATE 06/08
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 30/200 DATE 06/01
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 1
LIGHT RAIN 19 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 12 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0
HAZE 5
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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...WARM AND DRY SUMS UP THE MONTH OF JUNE...
THE REMNANTS OF A TROPICAL SYSTEM THAT PASSED OVER THE NORTHERN
INNER CHANNEL AREA ON THE 4TH RESULTED IN THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPMENT
FROM HAINES AREA DOWN THROUGH STEPHENS PASSAGE AND OVER TO ICY
STRAIT AND GLACIER BAY AREA. JUNEAU AREA HAD REPORTS OF
THUNDERSTORMS AND WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH, WITH THE HIGHEST
WINDS RECORDED AT THE JUNEAU AIRPORT. THE AMHS FERRY THE KENNICOTT
REPORTED A THUNDERSTORM WITH WIND GUSTS OF 43 MPH IN FAVORITE
CHANNEL.
ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WAS THE MAIN THEME FOR THE MONTH FOR MUCH
OF THE PANHANDLE. THE EXCEPTION WAS THE SOUTHERN AREA WHERE THEY HAD
MORE CLOUDS AND THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES ENDED THE MONTH NEAR NORMAL
AT 55 DEGREES. ON JUNE 8TH TWO LONG STANDING RECORD HIGH
TEMPERATURES WERE REACHED OR SURPASSED AT SITKA AND YAKUTAT AIRPORT.
SITKA BROKE THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 71 DEGREES SET IN 1950 REACHING
72 DEGREES. YAKUTAT TIED THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 78 DEGREES LAST SET
IN 1947. ALTHOUGH A WARMER THAN NORMAL MONTH, THOSE WERE THE ONLY
DAILY RECORDS REACHED DURING THE MONTH OF JUNE FOR THE 4 CLIMATE
SITES OF YAKUTAT, SITKA, JUNEAU AND KETCHIKAN.
THE EXTENDED DAYS OF WARM TEMPERATURES RESULTED IN RISING RIVER
LEVELS DUE TO SNOW MELT FOR AREAS OF THE CHILKAT RIVER NEAR SKAGWAY.
ON JUNE 16TH AN ADVISORY WAS ISSUED AND WAS EXTENDED THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THE MONTH AND CONTINUED INTO JULY.
KETCHIKAN LEAD FOR THE WETTEST CLIMATE SITE WITH ALMOST 5 AND A HALF
INCHES OF PRECIPITATION FALLING. ON THE OTHER HAND SITKA HAD THE
LEAST AMOUNT OF PRECIPITATION WITH ONLY 1.31" MEASURED. BOTH SITES
WERE AROUND 1.5" BELOW NORMAL FOR THE MONTH. YAKUTAT FINISHED BEING
THE DRIEST STATION WITH NEARLY 3" BELOW NORMAL PRECIPITATION FALLING
WITH ONLY 2.29" MEASURED. INTERESTINGLY, JUST OVER HALF OF THE
MONTHLY PRECIPITATION FELL IN ONE DAY. 1.15" WAS COLLECTED ON THE
5TH, WHILE ANOTHER 0.69" FELL ON THE NEXT DAY. AT THE MID MARK FOR
THE YEAR KETCHIKAN, YAKUTAT AND SITKA ARE ALL BELOW NORMAL FOR
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS RANGING FROM NEARLY 14" IN KETCHIKAN TO ALMOST
2" IN SITKA. IN CONTRAST, JUNEAU IS RUNNING JUST OVER 5" ABOVE
NORMAL.
DENSE FOG ADVISORY FOR THE PETERSBURG, WRANGELL AND PRINCE OF WALES
AREA WERE ISSUED ON THE 7TH, WITH ONLY THE PETERSBURG AREA
DEVELOPING DENSE FOG ON THE 30TH.
VAUGHAN/CHAMBERS
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