MONTHLY CLIMATOLOGICAL SUMMARY for MAY 2011

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  41.9  47.7   2:35p  38.5   5:25a  23.1   0.0  0.08   0.5  14.0   5:10p  SSE  13.00  0.0  0.0 Cd/VryLtR Thn-VryThnCd Ovcst Cd Cd/VryLtR-Mst-Sp-Drz
 2  44.5  52.9   1:20p  38.8   1:45a  20.5   0.0  0.12   0.4  17.0   5:25p  WSW   9.80  0.0  0.0 Cd/VryLtRn-Rn-Spr VarCds-Brks/OccSpr-VryLtRn-HvyShr 
 3  41.9  45.7  12:10p  39.3  12:10a  23.1   0.0  0.38   0.9  15.0   5:35p  SSE  20.53  0.0  0.0 Cd/FewVryLtRn-SprShr Cd/LtMst-Spr-RnShrs Cd/SprToRn
 4  41.1  44.5   5:40p  37.9  11:25p  23.9   0.0  0.50   1.0  13.0   6:20a  SSE  23.98  0.0  0.0 Cld/Rn-LtRn-VryLtRn-Spr Cld Cld/VryLtSpr Cldy
 5  44.9  51.3   2:35p  38.0  12:05a  20.1   0.0  0.09   0.3  10.0  10:30a    E   8.13  0.0  0.0 Cd Cd/Lt-VryLtSp FewBrks Cd/OccLtSp Cd Cd/SpToRnShrs
 6  45.6  50.7  12:45p  40.8  11:40p  19.4   0.0  0.10   0.5  11.0   6:10a  SSE  12.39  0.0  0.0 Cd-SomeSun/VryLtSpToVryLtRnW/Lulls FewBrks ThnnerCds
 7  46.9  56.6  12:45p  37.8  12:00m  18.1   0.0  0.00   1.3  13.0   9:35a   NW  31.27  0.0  0.0 Cld Cld-SltBrkn-Brkn VarP/MCld MClr/PCld Clr Lt-Brzy
 8  45.8  57.6   3:00p  35.2   3:10a  19.2   0.0 TRACE   1.0  13.0  10:00a    W  22.69  0.0  0.0 VarMClr/PCd P/MCd PCd VarBrk MCd Cd Cd/OccLtSpToLtRn
 9  43.9  50.7  12:55p  37.2  12:00m  21.1   0.0  0.03   0.4  11.0  11:20a  WSW   9.28  0.0  0.0 Cd/TrcRn FewBrks MCd VarCldy-Brks-ThnCds/OccSprToRn
10  41.6  47.0   2:20p  37.2  12:05a  23.4   0.0  0.20   0.5  10.0   2:50p  WSW  11.00  0.0  0.0 Cd Cd/XtmLtSp-LtRn-R-VryLtR-SomeLulls VarPCdToCd/MCd 
11  44.1  57.0   4:50p  31.8   5:25a  20.9   0.0  0.00   1.3  15.0   1:45p   NW  30.30  0.0  0.0 PCd/MClr MClr VarFog PCd VarMClr/PCd Clr LtWind
12  41.9  44.9   9:40a  38.9   4:50a  23.1   0.0  0.61   0.1   8.0   2:35p    W   2.32  0.0  0.0 Cld/TrcRn Cld Cld/Spr-VryLtRn-LtRn-Rn
13  45.9  56.6   5:15p  36.0   5:15a  19.1   0.0  0.04   0.9  11.0   9:05p    W  21.43  0.0  0.0 DecrCd PCld-VarFog PCld P/MCld-VeryThn-ThnshClds PCd
14  47.2  60.1   3:40p  34.0   4:20a  17.8   0.0  0.00   2.7  16.0   9:35a   NW  63.81  0.0  0.0 Clear Clr-OccFewSm-VerySmallClds Lt-BrzyWind Clear
15  48.8  61.5   5:15p  36.5   2:15a  16.2   0.0  0.00   2.9  21.0  10:25a    W  70.73  0.0  0.0 Clear MClr Clr-FewSmallClds Clr Light-BreezyWind
16  49.9  62.0   5:10p  33.8   5:05a  15.1   0.0  0.00   0.6  13.0   6:50p  ENE  14.27  0.0  0.0 Clr VarMClr/PCd PCd MCd-ThnshCds PCd Clr P/MCd Cd
17  52.6  61.6   4:10p  45.1   4:55a  12.4   0.0  0.07   0.8  14.0   2:15p   NW  19.91  0.0  0.0 Cd/RnShr VarCd-Brks/PCd-FiltBlu VryThnThnsh Cd FewSp
18  47.3  51.4  11:35a  43.8   5:30a  17.7   0.0  0.03   0.3   8.0  10:45a   NW   6.23  0.0  0.0 Cld/OccLtRn Cld Cd/VryLtSprShr Cd/LtMist-Spr Cd
19  51.9  59.0  11:20a  46.1   5:00a  13.1   0.0  0.07   0.6  13.0  11:40a    E  14.96  0.0  0.0 Cd MCd PCd MCd/Cd PCd MCd-VryThn-Thnsh Cd Cd/SpToLtR
20  52.0  61.2   3:55p  45.7   5:20a  13.0   0.0 TRACE   2.5  17.0   1:25p    W  60.98  0.0  0.0 Cd/TrcRn Cd-LoCd Cd/Lt-VryLtSpr Lt-Brz Cd DecrCd Clr
21  50.8  57.6   6:05p  44.1   1:45a  14.2   0.0  0.02   0.1   8.0   2:20p    E   2.99  0.0  0.0 Cld Cld/LtRn-Spr-VryLtRn Cld MCld P/MCld Cld/MCld Cd
22  48.1  51.3   7:00p  45.4   3:15a  16.9   0.0  0.21   0.1  10.0  10:20a  SSE   2.59  0.0  0.0 Cd Cd/PeriodRn Cd/XtmLtSprToRn Cd SomeBrks Cd Cd/LtR
23  49.1  55.0   4:20p  44.3  12:00m  15.9   0.0  0.16   1.4  14.0   4:50p   NW  34.11  0.0  0.0 Cd Cd/LtRn-R-VryLtR Cd Cd/VryLtSp Cd-OccVrySm-TnyBrk
24  49.6  59.9   4:55p  41.3   4:35a  15.4   0.0  0.03   0.5  14.0   5:05p    W  11.04  0.0  0.0 Cd SltBrks Cd/OccVryLtRn-Sp-R Brks MCd PCd OccBrk Cd
25  55.8  68.1   5:35p  47.4   3:10a   9.6   0.4  0.01   1.7  16.0   2:15p   NW  41.34  0.0  0.0 Cld/VryLtShr-Spr MCd PCd MClr/PCd MClr Lt-Brzy PCd
26  56.0  66.9   3:10p  45.1   4:50a   9.0   0.0  0.00   0.3   9.0   9:10a  ENE   6.60  0.0  0.0 PCd MCd Ovcst Cd MCd VarBrk VryThnThnshCd-FiltBlu Cd
27  54.7  62.9   3:30p  47.7   1:25a  10.3   0.0  0.06   0.5  14.0   6:30p    E  12.89  0.0  0.0 Cd VrySm-TnyBrks MCd FiltBrks PCd Brks Cd/Shrs Rnbow
28  51.7  55.1   1:30p  49.6   6:30a  13.3   0.0  0.03   0.0   6.0  12:35a    E   0.24  0.0  0.0 LoCds/VryLtRn-Spr LoCds Cd/VryLtSpr Cd Cd/Sp-VryLtRn
29  53.4  59.9   3:15p  46.1  11:50p  11.6   0.0  0.04   1.3  15.0  12:10p   NW  32.07  0.0  0.0 Cd/VryLtRn-Spr OccSmall-TnyBrks-ExtmWk-WkSun Cd Brks
30  58.1  70.9   5:50p  42.3   4:30a   8.2   1.3  0.00   2.8  17.0  10:35a   NW  67.50  0.0  0.0 Clr Lt-BrzyWind MClr PCd PCd/MClr Clr PCd MCd PCd
31  60.7  74.4   3:35p  46.8   4:40a   6.3   2.0  0.00   0.4  13.0  12:25p    W   9.91  0.0  0.0 Cd-ThnshCd MCd PCd Clr-SltHaze MClr-Thn-VryThnCd Clr
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    48.6  74.4    31    31.8    11   511.0   3.7  2.88   0.9  21.0    15      W 688.29  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:	48.6
AVERAGE High Temp:	56.8
MINIMUM High Temp:	44.5	11th
MAXIMUM High Temp:	74.4	31st
AVERAGE Low Temp:	41.0
MINIMUM Low Temp:	31.8	11th
MAXIMUM Low Temp:	49.6	28th
		
MAX >= 90.0:		0
MAX >= 80.0:		0
MAX >= 70.0:		2
MAX <= 32.0:		0
MIN <= 32.0:		1	11th
MIN <=  0.0:		0
		
MAXIMUM Humidity (%):	94	28th @ 0920
MINIMUM Humidity (%):	22	15th @ 1720
		
MAXIMUM Pressure (mb):	1028.2	1st @ 0014
MINIMUM Pressure (mb):	1000.8	16th @ 0752
		
TOTAL   Htg Deg Days:	511.0
AVERAGE Htg Deg Days:	16.5
MINIMUM Htg Deg Days:	6.3	31st
MAXIMUM Htg Deg Days:	23.9	4th
TOTAL Cool Deg Days:	3.7
Heat Base:  65.0  Cool Base:  65.0  Method: Integration
		
TOTAL   Precip.:	2.88
AVERAGE Precip.:	0.13
DAYS of Precip.:	23	All but: 7th, 11th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 26th, 30th, 31st
MAXIMUM Precip.:	0.61	12th
MAXIMUM Rain Rate:	0.23	2nd @ 1727

Days of Rain: 20 (>.01 in) 7 (>.1 in) 0 (>1 in)
TOTAL Snowfall:		0.0
DAYS of Snowfall:	0
		
AVERAGE High Wind:	12.9
MINIMUM High Wind:	6	28th
MAXIMUM High Wind:	21	15th
WIND RUN (miles):	688.29
		
DAYS Full Sun at any time:	19	2nd, 7th, 8th, 9th, 11th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th, 30th, 31st
DAYS Extrm. Weak to Weakened Sun:	6	1st, 5th, 6th, 10th, 23rd, 29th
DAYS All Clear or MClr:	2	14th, 15th
DAYS OF Cld or M Cld:	28	All but: 11th, 14th, 15th
DAYS OF Rainbow:	1	27th: To ESE 1929-1935
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

May 2011 - Barometric Pressure & Temperature with Highs & Lows.

May 2011 - Dewpoint & Humidity.

May 2011 - Rainfall & High Rain Rate with Pressure & Humidity.

May 2011 - 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

Tue. 5/31/11: DATA | Last Day of the Spring King Salmon Derby - John Bohan won with a 39.25 lb. fish turned in May 30

Mon. 5/30/11: DATA | Memorial Day - Observances at 11 AM: Evergreen Cemetery and at Alaskan Memorial Park; At 11:30 AM: Memorial Day Tribute and Honor Luncheon Program at the ANB Hall

SUNDAY 5/29/11: DATA

Sat. 5/28/11: DATA | Gold Creek and Gastineau Channel are very muddy - caused by a landslide at the end of Silverbow Basin near the headwaters of Gold Creek on the evening of May 27

Fri. 5/27/11: DATA | 1929: First Rainbow of 2011 Seen - High in the Sky to the ESE; 1931: Full Rainbow now

Thur. 5/26/11: DATA | Last Day of School | Slight Haze from Wildfires in the Yukon - more pronounced in the Morning

Wed. 5/25/11: DATA | Yaakoosgé Daakahídi Alternative High School Graduation Ceremony - 5 PM at Centennial Hall | The Spruce Buds are Opening

Tue. 5/24/11: DATA | 0619: First Yellow Warbler of 2011 Seen | High School Graduation Ceremonies: Thunder Mountain H.S. - 5 PM; Juneau-Douglas H.S. - 7 PM | There are Blossoms on the Pacific Red Elder

Mon. 5/23/11: DATA

SUNDAY 5/22/11: DATA

Sat. 5/21/11: DATA | Armed Forces Day | Memorial Service for James H. McCorcle - Faith Lutheran Church - 2 O'Clock p.m. | The Cherry Blossoms are Opening

Fri. 5/20/11: DATA

Thur. 5/19/11: DATA

Wed. 5/18/11: DATA

Tue. 5/17/11: DATA

Mon. 5/16/11: DATA | A Freeze Warning was in effect until 7 AM ADT this morning - See 0644 Below

SUNDAY 5/15/11: DATA | Freeze Warning in effect from 10 PM this evening to 7 AM ADT Monday - See 1537 Below | A Frost Advisory was in effect until 7 AM ADT this morning - See 0655 Below

Sat. 5/14/11: DATA | New Frost Advisory in effect from 1 AM to 7 AM ADT Sunday - See 1533 Below | Frost Advisory Expired at 7 AM this morning - See 0654 Below

Fri. 5/13/11: DATA | 1518: NWS: Frost Advisory in effect from 1 AM to 7 AM ADT Saturday - mainly in wind sheltered and fog free areas - See 1518 Below | 1348: First Wilson's Warbler of 2011 seen | 1611: A Mountain Goat is on Mt. Juneau near Cape Horn | Dense Fog Advisory that had been issued at 0410 was Cancelled by the NWS at 0659 - See 0659 Below

Thur. 5/12/11: DATA | 1850: Fresh Snow spotted on the top of Mt. Juneau

Wed. 5/11/11: DATA | 0900: The Dense Fog Advisory issued at 0424 Expired at 9 AM ADT this morning

Tue. 5/10/11: DATA

Mon. 5/09/11: DATA | 1338: First Orange-Crowned Warbler of 2011 Seen

SUNDAY 5/08/11: DATA | Happy Mother's Day! | VE Day

Sat. 5/07/11: DATA | Astronomy Day at Twin Lakes from 1 to 2:30 PM

Fri. 5/06/11: DATA | First Cruise Ship of the 2011 Visitor Season - the Carnival Spirit - arrived at 1 PM today

Thur. 5/05/11: DATA | National Day of Prayer | Yesterday, May 4th, was Cordova "Coal Party" Recognition Day

Wed. 5/04/11: DATA

Tue. 5/03/11: DATA | 2035: Fresh Snow on the mainland mountaintops and in the inner Gold Creek valley is visible | NWS Summary of April 2011 Weather at the Juneau International Airport - See Below

Mon. 5/02/11: DATA

SUNDAY 5/01/11: DATA