MONTHLY CLIMATOLOGICAL SUMMARY for AUGUST 2008

DATA | STATISTICS | GRAPHS | CONDITIONS

CONDITIONS DAY of Month: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

                     
NAME: 3270 Nowell   CITY: West Juneau   STATE: Alaska 
ELEV:    97 ft  LAT: 58° 17' 33" N  LONG: 134° 25' 37" W


TEMPERATURE (°F), RAIN  (in), WIND SPEED (mph), SNOW (in). Snowfall from 21:00 - 21:00, all others Midnight to Midnight.

                                      HEAT  COOL        AVG                      WIND       SNOW        
    MEAN                              DEG   DEG         WIND                DOM  RUN        ON(1)       
DAY TEMP  HIGH   TIME   LOW    TIME   DAYS  DAYS  RAIN  SPEED HIGH   TIME   DIR  (mi)  SNOW GRND WEATHER
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 1  52.5  58.7   6:15p  49.1   4:25a  12.5   0.0  0.14   0.0   6.0   4:40p    E   0.57  0.0  0.0 LoCdsFog/Rn-Drz Fog/LtMst-Drz Cd/LtDrz Cd/TnyBrks Cd
 2  53.2  57.3   1:05p  50.4   5:00a  11.8   0.0  0.00   0.1   7.0  12:30p  ENE   1.29  0.0  0.0 Cld-LayerFogOverChannel Cldy 
 3  51.1  53.6   5:15p  49.4   4:20a  13.9   0.0  0.04   0.1   6.0  11:10a    E   1.61  0.0  0.0 Cd Cd/LtMst-Sp LoCds-Fog/Drz-Mst-Sp Cd Cd/Drz-Mst Cd
 4  52.3  56.2   2:30p  49.9   2:30a  12.7   0.0 TRACE   0.0   2.0  10:40a  ENE   0.00  0.0  0.0 Cldy/TraceofRn Cldy-LayerFogLowOverChannel Cldy
 5  58.6  67.3   2:35p  50.4   4:40a   6.6   0.1  0.00   1.4  14.0  10:40p  WNW  34.45  0.0  0.0 Cld SmBrks DecrClds MClr/Clr PCld MCld/Cd Cd-FewBrks
 6  61.4  70.9   1:50p  52.5   4:35a   4.8   1.2 TRACE   2.9  17.0   2:00p  WNW  68.84  0.0  0.0 Cld VarP/MCld MCld/Shr PCld Brzy-LtWind VarM/PCld
 7  55.5  57.2   6:15p  52.9   6:05a   9.5   0.0  0.09   0.0   6.0   3:50p  ESE   0.08  0.0  0.0 Cd Sm-TnyBrks Cd/Spr-LtRn-R Cd Cd/Mst-Drz Cd-Brks Cd
 8  58.1  64.7   3:55p  52.5   2:30a   6.9   0.0  0.05   0.9  15.0   1:00p   NW  21.08  0.0  0.0 Cd Fog Cd-SltBrkn MCd Cd-OcBrks&FewSpr Cd/LtRn-R-Spr
 9  54.0  56.3  12:10a  52.0  11:20p  11.0   0.0  0.74   0.3  10.0   3:15p  WNW   7.84  0.0  0.0 LoCds/LtR-Drz-Spr Cd/Rn-XtmHvyRn Cd/Shrs-Drz Rnbw Cd
10  52.6  54.7   5:45p  50.7   6:50a  12.4   0.0  0.10   0.1   8.0   8:15a    W   2.02  0.0  0.0 LoClds-Fog Cd-LoCds Cd/Spr-VryLtRn-Driz Cd/Rn Fog Cd
11  53.2  58.6  12:50p  51.1  10:30p  11.8   0.0  0.21   0.1   7.0  11:25a  ENE   1.80  0.0  0.0 Cld/OccLtRn Cldy Cld-Ovcst Cld/Spr-VryLtRn-LtRn-Rn
12  53.6  56.5   5:25p  50.7   5:05a  11.4   0.0  0.55   1.3  14.0   1:05p  SSE  30.07  0.0  0.0 LoCds/Fog/LtRn-Drz-Rn-Spr Cd/LtRn-R-Sp Cd Cd/Dz-Sp-R
13  54.0  57.0   8:40p  50.8   8:20a  11.0   0.0  0.86   1.3  16.0   8:45p  SSE  31.79  0.0  0.0 Cld/Rn Cd Cd/Drz-Rn Cd/Mst-LtRn-Rn-Spr-HvyRn Shrs Cd
14  57.1  61.6   3:05p  53.9  12:00m   7.9   0.0  0.15   1.9  17.0   6:15a  SSE  45.00  0.0  0.0 Cd LtWnd Cd Cd-Sm-TnyBrks Lt-Brz Cd/LtDrz-Rn Cd Shwr
15  57.1  65.2   4:30p  52.0  12:00m   7.9   0.0  0.00   0.5  11.0   1:55p   NW  11.65  0.0  0.0 Cld-VarFog Cd-Brkn VarPCd-MCd-Cd PCd PCd/MClr PCd Cd
16  52.1  56.0   1:55p  50.2   5:30a  12.9   0.0  0.32   0.1  11.0   7:10a   NW   3.35  0.0  0.0 Cld Cld/VryLt-LtRn-Rn-Spr Cld-LoClds-Fog/Driz-Mst-Rn
17  52.8  56.6   1:25p  50.5   7:10a  12.2   0.0  0.31   0.5  10.0  10:55a  WNW  11.49  0.0  0.0 LoCds-Fg/Rn-Drz-Mst-Sp Cd Cd/LtDrz-Mst Cd Cd/R-Sp-Dz
18  54.0  59.2   3:50p  49.4   5:35a  11.0   0.0  0.00   0.3   9.0   9:10p    E   6.71  0.0  0.0 Fog LoCds P/MCd PCd Cd-FwBrks MCd PCd ThinshOvcst Cd
19  56.1  63.5  12:15p  49.8   5:15a   8.9   0.0  0.05   0.1   9.0  11:15a  ENE   1.47  0.0  0.0 Cldy/Shrs Cld-OccBrks VarM/PCld Cldy-HintsBrks
20  60.5  74.9   2:30p  52.2   2:05a   6.2   1.7  0.00   1.4  18.0  11:50a    E  34.34  0.0  0.0 Cd P/MCd Lt&Lt-BrzWnd PCd MClr/PCd PCd MCd/Cd Cd MCd
21  53.6  55.4  12:05a  51.7  10:40p  11.4   0.0  0.45   0.8  11.0   3:30p  SSE  17.98  0.0  0.0 VarCld-PCld Cld Cld/Rn-VryLtRn Cld Cld/LtRn-Spr-Rn
22  52.5  54.5   2:55p  49.6   4:00a  12.5   0.0  0.45   0.4  14.0  10:25p  SSE   8.76  0.0  0.0 Cld-SomeFog/Rn-LtRn Cld/LtRn-Rn-Spr-VryLtDriz-Mist
23  54.1  56.6   2:05p  50.4  12:00m  10.9   0.0  0.25   1.1  13.0   3:25a  SSE  25.45  0.0  0.0 Cld/Rn Cld Cld/Spr-Lt-VryLtRn-Rn-DrizWithLulls
24  51.2  54.1  12:30p  48.8  11:15p  13.8   0.0  0.41   1.0  15.0   6:50a  SSE  24.50  0.0  0.0 LoClds-Fog/Rn-LtRn Cld/Shrs&PeriodsofRn-LtRn-Spr-Drz
25  49.0  49.8   2:55p  47.9  10:30a  16.0   0.0  0.85   1.5  13.0   9:25a  SSE  35.75  0.0  0.0 Cld/OccLt-VryLtRn Cld/Spr-LtRn-Rn-VryLtRn-Drz-Mist
26  49.3  53.9   5:35p  41.9  11:50p  15.7   0.0  0.20   1.5  11.0  12:55a  SSE  35.09  0.0  0.0 Cld/Rn-Spr-VryLtRn-Driz Cd Cd-Brks/FewSpr DecrCd Clr
27  48.1  54.7   2:10p  40.9   1:40a  16.9   0.0  0.00   0.2   8.0   3:25a  ENE   4.81  0.0  0.0 Foggy-CldOvhd-LoClds DecrLoClds M/PCld PCld MCld Cld
28  49.9  53.2   2:55p  48.0   2:25a  15.1   0.0  0.16   0.7  11.0   4:30p  SSE  16.14  0.0  0.0 Cd-LoCds Cd Cd/LtDrz-Rn Cld/OcSpr Cd/Rn Cd Cd/Rn-Drz
29  51.1  57.5   2:55p  45.4  12:00m  13.9   0.0  0.00   0.4  10.0   3:55p    W   8.58  0.0  0.0 LoCd Cd-TnySmBrks Cd SmBrksWkSun Cd/MCd VarP/MCd PCd
30  50.2  60.5   3:30p  43.8  12:00m  14.8   0.0  0.04   0.8  14.0  11:30a  WNW  18.41  0.0  0.0 PCld/Clr Cld Cd/Lt-HvyRn Cd/MCd DecrCds PCd Clr-MClr
31  47.5  53.3   4:35p  40.6   4:10a  17.5   0.0  0.00   0.2   7.0  11:05a    E   5.22  0.0  0.0 BecameFoggy LoCds-Fog Cd Cd-Brks TnyBrks Cd M/PCd Cd
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    53.4  74.9    20    40.6    31   361.8   3.0  6.42   0.7  18.0    20    SSE 516.14  0.0

(1) As measured on Front Lawn 
STATISTICS | DATA | GRAPHS | CONDITIONS - DAY of MONTH: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 
16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31| TOP 
AVERAGE Mean Temp:	53.4
AVERAGE High Temp:	58.4
MINIMUM High Temp:	49.8	25th
MAXIMUM High Temp:	74.9	20th
AVERAGE Low Temp:	49.3
MINIMUM Low Temp:	40.6	31st
MAXIMUM Low Temp:	53.9	14th
		
MAX >= 90.0:		0
MAX >= 80.0:		0
MAX >= 70.0:		2	6th, 20th
MAX <= 32.0:		0
MIN <= 32.0:		0
MIN <=  0.0:		0
		
MAXIMUM Humidity (%):	97	On Days: 1, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 29, 31
MINIMUM Humidity (%):	39	20th @ 1314
		
MAXIMUM Pressure (mb):	1024.5	3rd @ 2359
MINIMUM Pressure (mb):	992.2	24th @ 0159
		
TOTAL   Htg Deg Days:	361.8
AVERAGE Htg Deg Days:	11.7
MINIMUM Htg Deg Days:	4.8	6th
MAXIMUM Htg Deg Days:	17.5	31st
TOTAL Cool Deg Days:	3.0
Heat Base:  65.0  Cool Base:  65.0  Method: Integration
		
TOTAL   Precip.:	6.42
AVERAGE Precip. A:	0.3	(Per day, for the 21 days with measurable precip.; including the 2 days with Trace = 0.28)
AVERAGE Precip. B:	0.21	(Per day)
DAYS of Precip.:	23	All but: 2nd, 5th, 15th, 18th, 20th, 27th, 29th, 31st
MAXIMUM Precip.:	0.86	13th
MAXIMUM Rain Rate:	6.40	9th @ 0840
Days of Rain: 21 (>.01 in) 15 (>.1 in) 0 (>1 in)
TOTAL Snowfall:		0.0
DAYS of Snowfall:	0
		
AVERAGE High Wind:	11.0
MINIMUM High Wind:	2	4th
MAXIMUM High Wind:	18	20th
WIND RUN (miles):	516.14
		
DAYS Sun at any time:	14	5th, 6th, 8th, 9th, 14th, 15th, 19th, 20th, 26th, 27th, 29th, 30th, 31st
DAYS OF Cld or M Cld:	31
DAYS OF Rainbow:	1	9th: Partial to ENE 2037 - 2047
DAYS OF Aurora:		0
DAYS OF Lightning:	0
DAYS OF Earthquake:	0



GRAPHS | DATA | STATISTICS | CONDITIONS - DAY of Month: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 | TOP

August 2008 - Barometric Pressure & Temperature with Highs & Lows.

August 2008 - Dewpoint & Humidity.

August 2008 - Rainfall & High Rain Rate with Pressure & Humidity.

August 2008 - High Wind, Wind Run, & 10 min. Avg Wind Speed.



CONDITIONS - DAY of Month: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 | DATA | STATISTICS | GRAPHS | TOP

SUNDAY 8/31/08: DATA | The Fireweed is going to Seed - The Seed Pods are opening and the fluff with the seeds is being revealed

8/30/08: DATA

8/29/08: DATA

8/28/08: DATA

8/27/08: DATA | Dense Fog Advisory Expired at 9 am ADT this morning - See 0849 Below | 0456: Frost Advisory issued at 10:08 pm ADT 8/27 is cancelled

8/26/08: DATA | State Primary Election - Polls open 7 AM - 8 PM

8/25/08: DATA

SUNDAY 8/24/08: DATA

8/23/08: DATA

8/22/08: DATA

8/21/08: DATA

8/20/08: DATA | 0709: A Hummingbird is at one of the Hummingbird Feeders | 0705: NWS: The Flood Warning has been CANCELLED for a glacial dammed lake outburst for the Taku River - See 0705 Below

8/19/08: DATA | 1249: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING DUE TO A GLACIAL LAKE OUTBURST FOR THE...TAKU RIVER UNTIL 1215 PM AKDT THURSDAY - See 1249 Below (See also 0447 and 0247 for earlier statements) | 2022: A Hummingbird is at one of the Hummingbird Feeders

8/18/08: DATA

SUNDAY 8/17/08: DATA

8/16/08: DATA

8/15/08: DATA | NWS: Dense Fog Advisory issued at 12:46 am ADT Expired at 8 am ADT this morning

8/14/08: DATA | Record precipitation for Ketchikan on Wednesday, August 13 - See 1655 Below

8/13/08: DATA | Last Hummingbirds (apparently) of 2008 seen today as they have been flying South for the winter

8/12/08: DATA

8/11/08: DATA | July 2008 was 2nd Wettest and 3rd Coldest on Record at the Juneau Airport (scroll down on page)

SUNDAY 8/10/08: DATA | 3rd and last day of the 62nd Annual Golden North Salmon Derby | Record Daily Maximum Rainfall set at Juneau for 9 August - See 0200 Below

8/09/08: DATA | NWS: Record Daily Maximum Rainfall set at Juneau Today - See 0200 8/10 For Final Total and See 1730 Below | 2nd Day of the 62nd Annual Golden North Salmon Derby

8/08/08: DATA | 1st Day of the 62nd Annual Golden North Salmon Derby | NWS: Weather Conditions for this Weekend in the Stephens Passage and southern Lynn Canal areas - See 1535 8/07 Below

8/07/08: DATA | NWS: Weather Conditions for this Weekend in the Stephens Passage and southern Lynn Canal areas - See 1535 Below

8/06/08: DATA

8/05/08: DATA

8/04/08: DATA | There are Ripe Berries on the Pacific Red Elder now

SUNDAY 8/03/08: DATA

8/02/08: DATA

8/01/08: DATA | July 2008 was 2nd Wettest and 3rd Coldest on Record at the Juneau Airport (scroll down on page)