Jump to content

Template:Anchorage weatherbox: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Content deleted Content added
hko is not a good source for sunshine duration since originally, it is only given in monthly values so it shouldn't be a daily value. move it to airport site since it is recorded there. add humidity
No edit summary
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Weather box
{{Weather box
|location = Downtown Anchorage. Anchorage 1981−2010 normals, extremes 1916−present
|location = Anchorage (NWS Forecast Office),<ref>The office is located at {{coord|61.1562|N|149.9840|W|type:landmark_region:US-AK}}, just south of the airport grounds. Anchorage weather data were recorded at [[Merrill Field]] from February 1916 to January 1953 and at [[Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport]] from February 1953 to January 1998; the data have been recorded at the NWS office since February 1998.</ref> 1981−2010 normals, extremes 1916−present
|collapsed = Y
|collapsed = Y
|single line = Y
|single line = Y
Line 16: Line 16:
|Nov high F = 27.3
|Nov high F = 27.3
|Dec high F = 23.8
|Dec high F = 23.8
|year high F= 44.0
|year high F=
|Jan low F = 11.4
|Jan low F = 8.7
|Feb low F = 14.0
|Feb low F = 10.9
|Mar low F = 19.1
|Mar low F = 19.1
|Apr low F = 28.8
|Apr low F = 28.8
Line 28: Line 28:
|Oct low F = 28.9
|Oct low F = 28.9
|Nov low F = 16.9
|Nov low F = 16.9
|Dec low F = 13.3
|Dec low F = 11.1
|year low F= 30.0
|year low F=
|Jan record high F = 56
|Jan record high F = 56
|Feb record high F = 57
|Feb record high F = 57

Revision as of 18:34, 21 February 2015

Climate data for Downtown Anchorage. Anchorage 1981−2010 normals, extremes 1916−present
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 56
(13)
57
(14)
56
(13)
72
(22)
82
(28)
85
(29)
84
(29)
85
(29)
73
(23)
64
(18)
62
(17)
53
(12)
85
(29)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 22.7
(−5.2)
27.1
(−2.7)
35.0
(1.7)
46.1
(7.8)
56.9
(13.8)
63.2
(17.3)
65.4
(18.6)
63.5
(17.5)
55.6
(13.1)
40.8
(4.9)
27.3
(−2.6)
23.8
(−4.6)
43.9
(6.6)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 8.7
(−12.9)
10.9
(−11.7)
19.1
(−7.2)
28.8
(−1.8)
38.9
(3.8)
46.8
(8.2)
51.3
(10.7)
49.3
(9.6)
41.1
(5.1)
28.9
(−1.7)
16.9
(−8.4)
11.1
(−11.6)
29.3
(−1.5)
Record low °F (°C) −35
(−37)
−38
(−39)
−24
(−31)
−15
(−26)
1
(−17)
29
(−2)
34
(1)
31
(−1)
19
(−7)
−6
(−21)
−21
(−29)
−36
(−38)
−38
(−39)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 0.75
(19)
0.73
(19)
0.61
(15)
0.47
(12)
0.76
(19)
0.96
(24)
1.83
(46)
3.25
(83)
2.98
(76)
2.04
(52)
1.17
(30)
1.12
(28)
16.67
(423)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 15.4
(39)
10.0
(25)
12.2
(31)
5.4
(14)
0.6
(1.5)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0.5
(1.3)
5.1
(13)
12.4
(31)
20.5
(52)
82.1
(209)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) 8.1 7.2 6.8 5.5 7.0 8.2 11.3 13.8 14.5 12.3 9.3 11.1 115.1
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) 9.7 6.5 6.6 2.9 0.5 0 0 0 0.2 2.8 7.9 10.5 47.6
Source 1: NOAA[1][2]
Source 2: The Weather Channel [3]
Climate data for Anchorage International Airport (1981−2010 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 23.1
(−4.9)
26.6
(−3.0)
33.9
(1.1)
44.5
(6.9)
56.0
(13.3)
62.8
(17.1)
65.4
(18.6)
63.5
(17.5)
55.1
(12.8)
40.5
(4.7)
27.8
(−2.3)
24.8
(−4.0)
43.7
(6.5)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 11.1
(−11.6)
13.8
(−10.1)
19.2
(−7.1)
29.1
(−1.6)
39.6
(4.2)
47.7
(8.7)
52.2
(11.2)
50.0
(10.0)
42.0
(5.6)
29.1
(−1.6)
16.6
(−8.6)
13.2
(−10.4)
30.3
(−0.9)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 0.73
(19)
0.72
(18)
0.60
(15)
0.47
(12)
0.72
(18)
0.97
(25)
1.83
(46)
3.25
(83)
2.99
(76)
2.03
(52)
1.16
(29)
1.11
(28)
16.58
(421)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 11.3
(29)
10.9
(28)
9.9
(25)
4.0
(10)
0.3
(0.76)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0.4
(1.0)
7.9
(20)
13.1
(33)
16.7
(42)
74.5
(189)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) 8.2 7.1 5.9 5.0 7.3 8.5 12.0 14.6 14.8 11.9 9.4 10.5 115.2
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) 8.6 6.9 6.1 2.9 0.4 0 0 0 0.2 4.0 8.1 10.8 48.0
Average relative humidity (%) 73.4 71.4 66.1 64.3 61.6 65.6 71.4 75.1 75.9 74.5 77.1 77.1 71.1
Mean monthly sunshine hours 82.9 120.5 195.8 235.3 288.7 274.7 250.1 203.9 159.8 117.1 80.6 51.8 2,061.2
Percent possible sunshine 41 48 53 53 53 48 44 42 41 38 37 30 46
Source: NOAA (relative humidity and sun 1961−1990)[4][5]
  1. ^ "NowData - NOAA Online Weather Data". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
  2. ^ "Station Name: AK ANCHORAGE FRCST OFC". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 2014-03-13. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "Monthly Averages for Anchorage, AK". The Weather Channel. Retrieved 2009-10-07.
  4. ^ "Station Name: AK ANCHORAGE INTL AP". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 2014-03-11.
  5. ^ "WMO climate normals for Anchorage/INTL, AK 1961−1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 17 February 2015.