MONTHLY CLIMATOLOGICAL SUMMARY for JANUARY 2015

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  38.3  40.9   2:30p  35.9   6:05a  26.7   0.0  1.04   0.6   9.0  11:05p    S  14.33  0.0  0.0 Cd/LtRn-Rn-VryLtRn-VarSpr
 2  28.7  38.5   4:00a  21.6  11:35p  36.3   0.0  0.01   2.5  27.0  10:55p  ESE  59.27  0.0  0.0 Cd/R DecrCd Clr SnBloMnlndMtns Lt-Brzy-Gsts MClr Clr
 3  23.3  26.0  12:00m  21.2   3:40a  41.7   0.0  0.00   4.6  39.0   9:55p  ESE 110.00  0.0  0.0 Clr Lt-Brzy-Gsts SnowBlowing&BillowingMnlndMtns
 4  26.6  29.6   4:00p  21.6  10:40p  38.4   0.0  0.00   5.0  40.0   7:55a  ESE 120.33  0.0  0.0 Clear Aurora Lt-Brzy-Windy-Gusts
 5  29.5  31.2  10:55a  21.5  12:10a  35.5   0.0  0.00   4.7  30.0   1:55a    E 112.38  0.0  0.0 Clr OccLt-Brzy-Gsts MClr PCd Cd-Brks MCd Cd Brz-Gsts
 6  29.3  30.9  12:55p  27.9   3:15a  35.7   0.0  0.12   3.1  27.0   3:00a  ENE  75.54  0.4  0.4 Cd Lt-Brz-Gst Cd-OccSmFlkToLtSn Cd/VryLtFrzDrz-VarSn
 7  31.3  35.5  11:55p  28.5  12:30a  33.7   0.0  0.34   0.5  19.0   8:35p    W  10.89  4.6  5.0 Cd/VarSn VrtLtFrzDriz-Driz&VarSn Cd/VarSpr Cd Gusts
 8  33.4  36.0  12:50a  31.8   6:35a  31.6   0.0  0.00   0.7  19.0   1:35a  WSW  16.48  0.0  4.5 Cloudy Cd-FairlyBright Cd-HintsBlue Cd Cd-FiltMoon
 9  33.8  35.3  12:35p  31.1   6:30a  31.2   0.0  0.01   0.0   5.0   2:55a  WSW   0.48  0.0  4.0 Cd-VarObscuredMoon Cd Cd/VarSpr Cd-SomeLoCds
10  34.7  36.3   1:40p  33.8   7:15p  30.3   0.0  0.02   0.0   5.0   1:50a   NW   0.00  0.0   4" Cd/TrceRn Cd-VarHntsBrks Cd Cd/VarSpr Cd-MCd Cd-LoCd
11  35.8  38.2  11:20p  34.2  12:40a  29.2   0.0  0.39   0.1  11.0   3:55p    S   1.77  0.0  3.5 Cd/.01R Fog-CdOvhd&LoCd Fog Cd/OccVarSp Cd/VryLtRToR
12  38.5  40.5  10:15p  36.0   8:25a  26.5   0.0  0.41   0.5  10.0  10:15a    S  12.07  0.0   2" Cd/SprToRn Cd Cd/VryLtMist-Driz/VarSpr-VryLtRn-Rn Cd
13  43.4  46.3  12:25p  39.7  12:05a  21.6   0.0  0.35   1.1  14.0   4:25a    S  25.61  0.0  0.0 Cd-MnlndHiddenOcc/VryLtRnToRn-VarDrz/Rn-Drz/VarSp Cd
14  43.2  45.6  12:40p  40.7   1:45a  21.8   0.0  0.41   0.6  14.0  11:25a    S  13.93  0.0  0.0 Cd-MnlndVarObsc-Hidden/Mist-Spr-DrizToRn Cd/SprToRn
15  42.4  43.7   6:15p  41.5   4:40a  22.6   0.0  0.46   0.8  13.0   6:05p    S  19.55  0.0  0.0 Cd/VarSprToVryLtRn-LtRn-Rn MCd-Cd Cd-Brk Cd/SprToRn
16  41.8  43.6  11:25p  40.7   2:05a  23.2   0.0  0.53   2.2  16.0   5:10p  SSE  52.56  0.0  0.0 Cd/VarSpr Cd/VarSpr-VryLtRn-Rn-LtRn LtWind
17  42.2  44.1  12:55a  38.4   9:50a  22.8   0.0  0.85   2.5  16.0   2:30a  SSE  58.76  0.0  0.0 Cd/VryLtRnToHvyRn-VryLtMst&Drz-VarSp-2Lulls LtWnd Cd
18  38.7  41.2  12:00m  37.2   6:45a  26.3   0.0  0.09   0.3  11.0   7:20a    W   6.21  0.0  0.0 DecrCd MClr Cd Cd-LoCd-Fog Cd Cd/VarSpToLtR Cd Cd/Sp
19  40.9  42.2   1:10a  38.8   8:50a  24.1   0.0  0.70   1.1  15.0  11:45a    S  27.42  0.0  0.0 Cd Cd/SpToRn Cd/Rn-BitofLtRn/Drz-VryLtR-VarSp Cd/Shr
20  42.0  44.3   8:20p  38.7   6:45a  23.0   0.0  1.17   3.1  22.0   9:10p  SSE  74.39  0.0  0.0 Cd/VarSpr-VryLtRn-Rn-VarDriz-LtRn-HvyRn Lt-Brzy-Gsts
21  45.3  46.5   3:45p  43.5  12:05a  19.7   0.0  1.55   3.1  20.0   6:20p  SSE  75.11  0.0  0.0 Cd/Rn-LtRn-VryLtRn-VarDriz-VryLtSpr Lt-Brzy-Gsts
22  45.9  47.3   2:20p  43.7  10:30p  19.1   0.0  0.44   2.8  18.0   2:20p  SSE  66.55  0.0  0.0 Cd/Rn-VryLtMst-VarSp-Drz-VryLtR-FewLulls Lt-Brzy-Gst
23  44.4  45.4   2:35p  43.2  11:25p  20.6   0.0  0.65   2.5  22.0   5:25p  SSE  61.12  0.0  0.0 Cd/OccSpr&VryLtRn Cd/VarSp-ToRn-Mist-Driz Lt-Brzy
24  42.8  47.0   3:10p  40.1  11:50p  22.2   0.0  0.57   1.7  24.0   3:35p    S  40.25  0.0  0.0 Cd/R Cd/OccSp Cd Cd/VarSp-Mst-Drz-R-FewLulls OccWind
25  40.3  43.5   9:45a  35.6  11:55p  24.7   0.0  0.68   1.0  14.0   9:30a    S  24.98  0.0  0.0 Cd/Rn-Sp-VryLtR-Drz-HvyR FewBrk/FewSp Cd/VarR-Drz Cd
26  34.6  37.4  10:30a  31.2  11:55p  30.4   0.0  0.00   0.7  12.0  10:45p    W  17.72  0.0  0.0 Cd P-MCd Cd Cd-VarBrks MCd Cd-VarBrks Sun PCd Clr
27  30.5  32.5   1:40p  27.3   7:40a  34.5   0.0 TRACE   0.9  15.0   1:00a    W  21.01 TRCE TRCE Clr P-MCd PCd MCd Cd-Brks-SomeSun Cd Cd/VryTnyFlksSn
28  33.2  36.8  10:50p  30.8  12:05a  31.8   0.0  0.28   0.3  10.0  11:00p    S   6.81  5.0  4.5 Cd Cd/Sn Cd Cd/FlksToLtS-Lulls Cd/VryLtSToS Cd Cd/Sp
29  36.1  37.7   1:25p  34.7   8:15a  28.9   0.0  0.15   0.0   8.0   3:30a    S   0.82  0.0  1.3 Cd/VarSp-VryLtR-Drz/R Cd/XtmLt-VryLtSp-Shr Cd-OccBrk
30  34.0  35.7  12:05a  29.2  11:50p  31.0   0.0  0.00   0.2   9.0  12:00m    W   5.56  0.0  0.3 Cd-LoCds Foggy-CdyOvhd&LoCd-FewVarBrksPM MFog-Cd Clr
31  32.7  36.4   2:30p  28.4   5:30a  32.3   0.0  0.00   4.0  27.0   3:50p    E  94.88  0.0  0.3 Clr PeriodsLt-BrzyWnd-Gsts VarVryThnToThnshCdsToClr
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    36.7  47.3    22    21.2     3   877.4   0.0 11.22   1.7  40.0     4     S 1226.78 10.0

(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:	36.7
AVERAGE High Temp:	39.2
MINIMUM High Temp:	26.0	3rd
MAXIMUM High Temp:	47.3	22nd
AVERAGE Low Temp:	33.8
MINIMUM Low Temp:	21.2	3rd
MAXIMUM Low Temp:	43.7	22nd
LOWEST Wind Chill Temp: 11.0	3rd @ 0005 (based on 10 minute Average Wind Speed)
		
MAX >= 90.0:		0
MAX >= 80.0:		0
MAX >= 70.0:		0
MAX <= 32.0:		4	3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th
MIN <= 32.0:		13	2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 26th, 27th, 28th, 30th, 31st
MIN <=  0.0:		0
		
MAXIMUM Humidity (%):	100	1st, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 21st, 26th, 29th 30th
MINIMUM Humidity (%):	23	24th @ 1906
		
MAXIMUM Pressure (mb):	1033.6
MINIMUM Pressure (mb):	983.8
		
TOTAL   Htg Deg Days:	877.4
AVERAGE Htg Deg Days:	28.3
MINIMUM Htg Deg Days:	19.1	22nd
MAXIMUM Htg Deg Days:	41.7	3rd
TOTAL Cool Deg Days:	0.0
Heat Base:  65.0  Cool Base:  65.0  Method: Integration
		
TOTAL   Precip.:	11.22
AVERAGE Precip.:	0.47
DAYS of Precip.:	24	All but: 3rd, 4th, 5th, 8th, 26th, 30th, 31st
MAXIMUM Precip.:	1.55	21st
MAXIMUM Rain Rate:	0.77	25th @ 1301
Days of Rain: 21 (>.01 in) 19 (>.1 in) 3 (>1 in)
TOTAL Snowfall:		10.0
DAYS of Snowfall:	4	6th, 7th, 27th, 28th
		
AVERAGE High Wind:	17.5
MINIMUM High Wind:	5	9th, 10th
MAXIMUM High Wind:	40	4th
WIND RUN (miles):	1226.78
		

DAYS Sun at any time:	8

1st	NO
2nd	FULL
3rd	FULL
4th	FULL
5th	Extremely Weak to Weak
6th	NO
7th	NO
8th	Extremely Weak to Very Weak on Mainland
9th	NO
10th	NO
11th	NO
12th	NO
13th	NO
14th	NO
15th	NO
16th	NO
17th	NO
18th	NO
19th	NO
20th	NO
21st	NO
22nd	NO
23rd	NO
24th	NO
25th	NO
26th	FULL
27th	Extremely Weak to Weakened
28th	NO
29th	NO
30th	NO
31st	FULL


DAYS OF Cld or M Cld:	29	All but: 3rd, 4th
DAYS OF Rainbow:	0
DAYS OF Aurora:		1	4th: Aurora Borealis very early - early morning.
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

January 2015 - Barometric Pressure & Temperature with Highs & Lows.

January 2015 - Dewpoint & Humidity.

January 2015 - Rainfall & High Rain Rate with Pressure & Humidity.

January 2015 - 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

Sat. 1/31/15: DATA | 2047: NWS: High Wind Warning remains in effect until 6 AM AST Monday for downtown Juneau and Douglas - See 2047 Below | At 1025 noticed there was a Great Blue Heron in a tree to the north; as of 1708 it was still there.

Fri. 1/30/15: DATA | 1539: NWS: High Wind Watch in effect from Saturday afternoon through late Sunday night - See 1539 Below | 0435: NWS: Strong outflow winds expected this weekend - See 0435 Below | There was a Dense Fog Advisory overnight (issued at 2325 1/29) which was Cancelled by the NWS at 0549

Thur. 1/29/15: DATA | Bus route reductions for inclement weather - Juneau Empire article

Wed. 1/28/15: DATA | 1959: NWS: The Winter Weather Advisory is Cancelled - See 1959 Below | 1953: Sitka Black-tailed Deer - See 1953 Below | 1608: Since about 2 PM Capital Transit is on Winter Snow Routes until midnight

Tue. 1/27/15: DATA

Mon. 1/26/15: DATA | This afternoon a Great Blue Heron was in a tree to the North; 1st time since Nov. 29, 2014 | NWS Record Report for Sunday, January 25th - See 0501 Below | Wet and warm, Juneau breaks rainfall record - Juneau Empire article

SUNDAY 1/25/15: DATA | NWS Record Reports for Saturday, January 24th - See 1335 Below

Sat. 1/24/15: DATA | NWS Record Reports for January 24th - See 1045 Below | NWS Record Reports - See 0600 Below

Fri. 1/23/15: DATA | 1218: NWS: Special Weather Statement - See 1218 Below | 1550: NWS: More Record Reports for January 23rd - See 1550 Below | NWS Record Reports for Thursday, January 23rd - See 0430 Below

Thur. 1/22/15: DATA | 0257: NWS: The Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisory will expire at 3 AM AST for northern Inner Channels and the Ketchikan area - See 0257 Below | NWS Record Reports for January 22nd - See 1100 Below | NWS Record Reports for January 21st - See 0405 Below | Southeast socked by soggy storm; more rain expected - Juneau Empire article | Flooding, hide tide cause evacuations in Ketchikan - KRBD Article at KTOO | Rally for Life - State Capitol Building from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM

Wed. 1/21/15: DATA | 1601: NWS: The Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisory remains in effect until 3 AM AST Thursday for the northern Inner Channels and the Ketchikan area - See 1601 Below | NWS: Record Reports for January 21st - See 1120 Below | NWS Record Reports for January 20th - See 0435 Below

Tue. 1/20/15: DATA | 1st Day of the 29th Alaska State Legislature | 1515: NWS: Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisory is in effect for most of the Southeast Alaska Panhandle until 3 AM AST Thursday - See 1515 Below | NWS: Record Precipitation on Monday, January 19th in the Juneau area - See 1045 Below | Heavy rains prompt landslide warnings for Southeast communities - KTOO article | Lift operations halted at Eaglecrest until more snow is received and Eaglecrest suspends lift operations due to lack of snow - KTOO article

Mon. 1/19/15: DATA | M. L. King Jr. Day - Federal, State, & Local Holiday | NWS: Record Precipitation for today, Monday, January 19th in the Juneau area - See 1045 1/20 Above | 1551: NWS: Heavy Rain, Wind, and Landslide/Mudslide potential Tuesday through Wednesday - See 1551 Below

SUNDAY 1/18/15: DATA

Sat. 1/17/15: DATA | Eaglecrest Ski Area status

Fri. 1/16/15: DATA

Thur. 1/15/15: DATA

Wed. 1/14/15: DATA | NWS: Record High Maximum Temperatures and Record High Minimum Temperatures for Wednesday, January 14th - See 1135 Below | NWS: Record High Maximum Temperatures and Record High Minimum Temperatures for Tuesday, January 13th - See 0500 Below | Weather Service: 2014 was Alaska's warmest year on record - AP article | Seismologists detect record number of quakes in 2014 - AP article

Tue. 1/13/15: DATA | Last of the Snow melted away by Noon (other than shoveled and plowed snow) | NWS: Record High Maximum and Record High Minimum Temperatures for January 13th - See 1020 Below

Mon. 1/12/15: DATA

SUNDAY 1/11/15: DATA

Sat. 1/10/15: DATA

Fri. 1/09/15: DATA

Thur. 1/08/15: DATA | Roads are slippery this morning | Capital Transit is on Snow Routes Today until midnight

Wed. 1/07/15: DATA | Russian Orthodox Christmas | 1152: NWS: Winter Storm Warning will Expire at Noon AST today - See 1152 Below | School Buses on Winter Snow Routes (96.6Kb PDF) | Capital Transit is on Snow Routes Today until midnight

Tue. 1/06/15: DATA | Epiphany | 2246: NWS: A Winter Storm Warning is in effect from Midnight tonight to Noon AST Wednesday... The Winter Weather Advisory is no longer in effect - See 2246 Below | 0515: NWS: High Wind Warning is cancelled - See 0515 Below

Mon. 1/05/15: DATA | 2240: NWS: A High Wind Warning is now in effect until 9 AM AST Tuesday morning for downtown Juneau and Douglas - See 2240 Below | Taku windstorm brings big gusts but little damage - Juneau Empire article

SUNDAY 1/04/15: DATA | 1459: NWS: High Wind Warning will Expire at 3 PM AST this afternoon - See 1459 Below | Aurora Borealis noticed at 0403, 0547, 0555, 0650 | Power Outage Info

Sat. 1/03/15: DATA | 1516: NWS: High Wind Warning remains in effect until 5 AM AST Sunday for downtown Juneau and Douglas - See 1516 Below | NWS: Record Daily Rainfall for January 2nd - See 0545 Below | Medical marijuana a challenge for "legal" pot states - Seattle (AP) ... Take note, the black market is still there | "Legal" weed brings tax boost, but it's modest - (AP) ... Editor's Opinion Below

Fri. 1/02/15: DATA | 1548: NWS: High Wind Warning in effect from 9 PM this evening to 5 AM AST Sunday near downtown Juneau and Douglas - See 1548 Below | 0855: NWS: Record Daily Rainfall for Thursday, January 1 - See 0855 Below | Snowless Southeast weather expected to continue - KTOO news article | 0630: Now Available: The December 2014 Monthly Report, the 2014 Yearly Report, and the updated Weather Database | Earthquakes in the Vicinity of Juneau has (finally!) been updated to include the November 5, 2014 quakes and the December 27, 2014 quake | NWS Summary of December 2014 Weather at the Juneau International Airport - See Below

Thur. 1/01/15: DATA | New Year's Day - Federal, State, and Local Holiday