MONTHLY CLIMATOLOGICAL SUMMARY for FEBRUARY 2016

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

                     
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  34.2  37.4   1:40p  27.4  12:20a  30.8   0.0 TRACE   0.6   9.0  10:45a    S  13.87 TRCE  0.0 Cd Lt-VryLtFrst Cd-VarBrks-MstlyTny Cd Cd..Brks?
 2  35.5  38.0  12:15p  33.8   5:25a  29.5   0.0  0.06   0.3   8.0   1:15a    S   7.37 TRCE  0.0 Cd Cd:XtmLt-LtSShrs/VryLt:S/S-R/R-Sp Cd Cd/Sp Cd/Shr
 3  36.5  41.3  11:00a  34.4   7:50a  28.5   0.0  0.11   0.3  24.0  11:05a    S   7.93  0.0  0.0 Cd Cd/VryLtRn Cd LtWnd-Gsts Cd-FewSp Cd/SpToRn-Lulls
 4  38.9  40.8   2:10p  36.9  11:50p  26.1   0.0  0.57   0.7  14.0   2:00p    S  16.01  0.0  0.0 Cd/FewSprShrs Cd/VryLt-LtRn-Rn-VarSpr-VryLtDriz
 5  36.7  39.8   1:45p  34.1   4:45a  28.3   0.0  0.16   0.0   8.0   6:35p    E   0.98  0.0  0.0 Cd/Shrs LoCd/FewSp VarCd/OccSp Cd&MCd/Shrs:Sp-MstToR
 6  36.5  38.9   1:35p  34.8   6:10p  28.5   0.0  0.28   0.5  10.0   3:35a  SSW  12.02 TRCE  0.0 Cd/RnShr Cd/SpToR OccTnyBrks&Sp-VryLtR Var:BrkstoPCd
 7  37.8  40.7   4:10a  34.4  12:50a  27.2   0.0  0.06   1.8  33.0   5:30a    S  43.21 TRCE  0.0 Cd Wndy Cd/VrLt-Lt:Sp/R-S/S-R/R Cd/R-DrzShr Cd/FewSp
 8  40.8  46.9  10:00p  37.4   7:30a  24.2   0.0  0.16   1.4  23.0   9:45p  SSE  32.36  0.0  0.0 Cd-VarLoCds Cd-OccLoCd/Var:Spr-Rn-Driz-Mist Cd LtWnd
 9  40.2  46.7  12:00m  34.8   8:30a  24.8   0.0  0.05   1.3  28.0  12:00m   NW  31.74  0.0  0.0 Cd/R HiCds PCd MClr VarPCdtoCd Cd-OccBrks LtWnd Gsts
10  41.5  49.4  12:15a  39.3   6:35a  23.5   0.0  0.37   0.8  26.0  12:20a  SSE  18.10  0.0  0.0 Cd/Rn-Lt-VryLtRn-Drz-VarSp Cd-LoCds-Fog Cd/VarSpToRn 
11  44.4  48.2  11:50p  40.9   9:15p  20.6   0.0  0.27   1.3  16.0  12:05a    S  32.22  0.0  0.0 Cd/RnToVryLtMst-Sp-LtDrz-Lt-VryLtR Cd-OccFiltBrks Cd
12  43.8  48.7   2:45a  41.9   7:30a  21.2   0.0  0.13   1.6  29.0   2:25a  SSE  38.24  0.0  0.0 Cd Wnd Cd/VryLtSpToR-VryLtDrz Cd/OccXtmLtSp Cd Cd/Sp
13  41.5  45.4   1:30p  38.0   6:40p  23.5   0.0  0.08   0.3  11.0   9:20p    S   7.81  0.0  0.0 Cd Cd/VarSpToRn Cd-OccBrks/Occ:Sp-VryLtR MCd Brks Cd
14  40.9  44.3  12:05p  38.7  11:50p  24.1   0.0  0.12   0.3  10.0  12:40p    S   7.60  0.0  0.0 Cd LoCds/.03R Cd/OccVarMst-Sp Cd Cd-ThnrCds Cd/SpToR
15  39.6  43.2   1:00p  35.9  11:45p  25.4   0.0  0.09   0.3   8.0   9:35a    W   7.10  0.0  0.0 Cd/RnToSp Cd Cd-VarBrksToMCd/Mst-Sp-DrzShrs VryThnCd
16  39.2  43.8   6:15p  34.8   6:05a  25.8   0.0  0.00   0.9  14.0   8:25p   NW  21.29  0.0  0.0 Cd-VryThnToThn-Thnsh Cd Cd-VarFiltBrks-Brks Cd ThnCd
17  35.0  42.8  12:45p  27.5  12:00m  30.0   0.0  0.00   0.5  12.0   2:30p    W  11.57  0.0  0.0 Cd PCd CdMCd Cd-VrySltBrksToClrAreas VarPCd-MClr Clr
18  29.6  35.7  12:45p  25.6   5:00a  35.4   0.0  0.00   1.3  19.0  12:10p    E  30.72  0.0  0.0 Clr VryVryLtToLtFrst Clr FrequentLt&Lt-BrzyWind
19  31.1  33.6  12:00m  25.8   3:25a  33.9   0.0 TRACE   1.0  27.0   8:25a    E  24.09 TRCE  0.0 Clr Thn-ThnshCd Cd Brz Cd/OccTnyFlksSn Cd-FltBrks Cd
20  36.7  40.4  11:50p  33.0   1:45a  28.3   0.0  0.09   0.2   9.0  11:55a    S   3.58  1.6 TRCE Cd Cd/SnToVryVryLtSn Cd-OccVarBrks P-MCd Cd/OccSp Cd
21  42.1  50.8  12:30p  36.9   5:00a  22.9   0.0  0.15   1.1  23.0   6:35a    S  26.94  0.0  0.0 Cd Lt-Brzy-Gsts Cd-ThnSpots&Areas Cd-OccSp Cd/SpToRn
22  37.7  42.5   2:50p  31.4  11:55p  27.3   0.0  0.05   0.2   8.0   2:30p    S   3.79  0.0  0.0 Cd/TrcRn Cd/SpToLtRn Cd-VarBrks/SpShr P-MCd PCd MClr 
23  35.4  41.8   1:05p  28.7   7:05a  29.6   0.0  0.00   0.2   7.0   2:30a  WSW   4.97  0.0  0.0 Clr MClr M&PCd-VryVryThn-Thn Clr P&MCd-ThnToThnsh Cd
24  39.5  42.4   2:55p  36.2   3:00a  25.5   0.0  0.25   0.2   9.0  11:10a  SSE   4.98  0.0  0.0 Cd Cd/VarSprToRn Cd/FewSprShrs Cd Cd/VarSprToRn
25  41.9  43.8  11:00a  40.9   9:10p  23.1   0.0  0.50   0.3  10.0  12:15a    S   7.06  0.0  0.0 Cd/Rn-VryLtRn-VarSpr-VryLt:Mist-Drz&LtRn W/AFewLulls
26  43.0  45.2   1:30p  41.0   9:40p  22.0   0.0  0.38   0.6  11.0  10:55a  SSE  14.96  0.0  0.0 Cd/Rn-Drz-Sp-Mst-Lulls OccBrks/FewSp Cd/SpToRShrs Cd
27  43.8  46.9   5:15p  40.9   7:35a  21.2   0.0  0.05   0.5  22.0   9:15p    S  12.14  0.0  0.0 Cd/OccVryLtR-Sp VarBrks/FewSp Cd Brz Cd/OccSp-VryLtR
28  40.9  44.4   1:05a  38.3  10:40p  24.1   0.0  0.65   0.2  15.0  12:50a    S   3.56  0.0  0.0 Cd-OccLoCdsinAM/Spr-VryLt-LtRn-Rn-Lt:Mist-Sp-Driz
29  38.3  43.0  11:55a  33.3  12:00m  26.7   0.0  0.01   0.1   7.0  10:40a    S   2.61  0.0  0.0 Cd-VarLoCds-FogW/OccBrks MClr VarP-MCd Cd-Brks 
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    38.7  50.8    21    25.6    18   762.0   0.0  4.64   0.6  33.0     7      S 448.82  1.6

(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 | TOP 
AVERAGE Mean Temp:	38.7
AVERAGE High Temp:	43.0
MINIMUM High Temp:	33.6	19th
MAXIMUM High Temp:	50.8	21st
AVERAGE Low Temp:	35.1
MINIMUM Low Temp:	25.6	18th
MAXIMUM Low Temp:	41.9	12th
		
MAX >= 90.0:		0
MAX >= 80.0:		0
MAX >= 70.0:		0
MAX <= 32.0:		0
MIN <= 32.0:		6	1st, 17th, 18th, 19th, 22nd, 23rd
MIN <=  0.0:		0
		
MAXIMUM Humidity (%):	100	5th, 8th, 10th, 26th, 29th
MINIMUM Humidity (%):	46	18th @ 1218, 19th @ 0801
		
MAXIMUM Pressure (mb):	1029.8	22nd @ 2013
MINIMUM Pressure (mb):	988.9	18th @ 0307
		
TOTAL   Htg Deg Days:	762.0
AVERAGE Htg Deg Days:	26.3
MINIMUM Htg Deg Days:	20.6	11th
MAXIMUM Htg Deg Days:	35.4	18th
TOTAL Cool Deg Days:	0.0
Heat Base:  65.0  Cool Base:  65.0  Method: Integration
		
TOTAL   Precip.:	4.64
AVERAGE Precip.:	0.19
DAYS of Precip.:	25	All but: 16th, 17th, 18th, 23rd
MAXIMUM Precip.:	0.65	28th
MAXIMUM Rain Rate:	0.47	26th @ 1213
Days of Rain: 22 (>.01 in) 14 (>.1 in) 0 (>1 in)
TOTAL Snowfall:		1.6
DAYS of Snowfall:	6	1st, 2nd, 6th, 7th, 19th, 20th
		
AVERAGE High Wind:	15.5
MINIMUM High Wind:	7	23rd, 29th
MAXIMUM High Wind:	33	7th
WIND RUN (miles):	448.82
		

DAYS Sun at any time:	18

1st	FULL
2nd	NO
3rd	NO
4th	NO
5th	FULL
6th	Extremely Weak - Very Weak
7th	NO
8th	NO
9th	FULL
10th	NO
11th	Extremely Weak to Very weak
12th	NO
13th	FULL
14th	NO
15th	Extremely Weak to Weakened
16th	Extremely Weak to Weakened
17th	FULL
18th	FULL
19th	Extremely Weak to Weakened
20th	FULL
21st	Extremely Weak to Weakened
22nd	Extremely Weak to Slightly Weakened
23rd	FULL
24th	NO
25th	NO
26th	Extremely Weak to Weakened
27th	FULL
28th	NO
29th	Very Weak to Slightly Weakened
								
				
DAYS OF Cld or M Cld:	28	All but: 18th
DAYS OF Rainbow:	0
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 | TOP

February 2016 - Barometric Pressure & Temperature with Highs & Lows.

February 2016 - Dewpoint & Humidity.

February 2016 - Rainfall & High Rain Rate with Pressure & Humidity.

February 2016 - 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 | DATA | STATISTICS | GRAPHS | TOP

Mon. 2/29/16: DATA | West Juneau Weather Station Large Red "LED" Display of Current Conditions (the URL can be configured for different display sizes) | New FFA chapter in Kake to explore mobile greenhouses - Juneau Empire | Behind the Scam: What Does It Take to Be a ‘Best-Selling Author’? $3 and 5 Minutes - Brent Underwood - Observer

SUNDAY 2/28/16: DATA | 3rd Sunday in Lent | 0846: Fresh Snow visible on the top of Mt. Juneau | Mauna Loa, Earth’s Largest Active Volcano, is Still Stirring - Hawaiian Volcano Observatory via Big Island Now | The moment (Russian communist Boris) Yeltsin became a capitalist - Behind the Black

Sat. 2/27/16: DATA | Haven't Met You Yet - Michael Bublé - Official Music Video on YouTube ... Dedicated to the gal who (or is it whom? :-)) I haven't met yet, or have I? || MV Tustumena sailings for Feb. 27 are delayed due to forecast high winds and heavy seas - See 1350 Below | Stamp prices set to go down two cents in April - CNN | Another Baker Under Threat for Refusing to Bake Cake for Homosexual Couple's "Wedding" - Charisma News

Fri. 2/26/16: DATA | It took more than 11 hours to shut off explosive gas leak after Cook Inlet earthquake - ADN | Scientists Finally Admit Climate Models Are Failing To (Properly) Predict Global Warming - Daily Caller News Foundation

Thur. 2/25/16: DATA | 0440: NWS: Southeast Alaska Rivers and Streams to Experience Rises through Friday morning - See 0440 Below | For Pot Tourists in Colorado, The Trip Is More Likely To End In The ER - KTOO | Search Narrows For Planet Nine - Universe Today .... (or Planet Ten if you think Pluto should still be called a planet)

Wed. 2/24/16: DATA | 1650: NWS: Southeast Alaska Rivers and Streams to Experience Rises through Friday morning - See 1650 Below | 0848: New snow is visible on the upper part of Mt. Juneau and of Mt. Roberts and in the inner Gold Creek valley

Tue. 2/23/16: DATA | NWS: Record High Temperature Tied at the Juneau Airport on Sunday, Feb. 21, 2016 - See 2255 2/21 | Juneau hits 50 degrees, ties record - Juneau Empire | Obamacare (PPACA) Coverage Is Worse than Nothing for Most People - Devon Herrick | HHS: Immigrants with HIV, STDs welcome - by Paul Bedard - Washington Examiner

Mon. 2/22/16: DATA | NWS: Record High Temperature Tied at the Juneau Airport on Sunday, Feb. 21, 2016 - See 2255 2/21 | MV Tustumena sailings between Homer and Kodiak Island for Feb. 23 and 24 are canceled due to forecast hurricane force winds and heavy seas - See Below | The Happiest Girl In The Whole U.S.A. - Donna Fargo (YouTube) | Whatever Happened To Donna Fargo - KXRB Country 100

SUNDAY 2/21/16: DATA | 2nd Sunday in Lent | NWS: Record High Temperature Tied at the Juneau Airport today, Sunday, Feb. 21, 2016 - See 2255 2/21

Sat. 2/20/16: DATA | The Benefits of Cooking with Alzheimer’s: A Caregiver’s Guide - Culinary Schools.org ... (Hat tip to Patricia Sarmiento at PublicHealthCorps for the link) | Sneaky Change to the TPP Drastically Extends Copyright Infringement Criminal Penalties - Electronic Frontier Foundation

Fri. 2/19/16: DATA | Thirsty continents are slowing down expected sea level rise, scientists say - LA Times | You won’t believe that latest warmist excuse for the failure of their prediction of doom - Thomas Lifson | Enhanced levels of carbon dioxide are likely cause of global dryland greening, study says - Anthony Watts || The Juneau Empire pushing dope growing operations again: "First pot permit hits roadblock" - Juneau Empire ... My comments below

Thur. 2/18/16: DATA | Toyota recalls more than 1 million 2006 - 2012 RAV4s for seatbelt problem - Autoblog | This House (the Sheats-Goldstein Residence designed by John Lautner) Is A Work Of Art, So The Owner Is Donating It To A Museum - NPR

Wed. 2/17/16: DATA | Ferry chief: Design of Tustumena’s replacement is ready - KTOO | Marijuana-infused cookie sends Oregon boy to hospital - Oregon Live

Tue. 2/16/16: DATA

Mon. 2/15/16: DATA | Washington's Birthday (Observed) .... Presidents' Day - Federal, State and Local Gov't. Holiday. No School. | How Scalia Inspired a Generation to Defend the Constitution - Lee J. Strang | Cloistered Alaskan nuns craft baby booties for pro-life outreach - Catholic Anchor (Newspaper of the Archdiocese of Anchorage)

SUNDAY 2/14/16: DATA | 1st Sunday in Lent | Happy Valentine's Day! | Great is the Lord (with "Minuet" by Paderewski) and Seek Ye First (with Canon in D by Pachelbel) - both by Linda McKechnie pianist with the Don Marsh Orchestra ... (YouTube) | Linda McKechnie's website

Sat. 2/13/16: DATA | 0712: A fresh dusting of snow is visible on the rocky areas at the very top of Mt. Juneau | And the Angels Sing - Lawrence Welk (YouTube)

Fri. 2/12/16: DATA | IRS chief: Blame rotten customer service and data hacks on Obamacare - Washington Examiner (bad language in comments) .... Thank you former Senator Mark Begich for the mess you helped create ... Meanwhile, speaking of "rotten customer service", IRS, we're still waiting for the tax forms and instructions we ordered Dec. 3, 2015

Thur. 2/11/16: DATA | Juneau hydro developer has plan for clean, stable heat -  Alaska Journal of Commerce | Octopuses resolve conflicts with many-armed body language - New Scientist ... [I thought the plural of octopus was octopi. :-)]

Wed. 2/10/16: DATA | Ash Wednesday | FYI: Humane society addresses uproar over Coco’s last day - KTOO | Alaska campaign disclosure rule keeps good candidates from seeking office - David Jensen

Tue. 2/09/16: DATA | Cruise Line Agencies of Alaska 2016 Schedules | Somewhere in the World - Wayne Watson (YouTube)

Mon. 2/08/16: DATA | Service Leaders Pledge not to Relax Combat Requirements for Women - Military.com ... My comments below | Alzheimer’s Behavior Management: Tips for Managing Common Symptoms and Problems in Dementia Patients ... (Hat tip to Patricia Sarmiento at PublicHealthCorps for the link)

SUNDAY 2/07/16: DATA | “Are you there God? Do you see me?” - Words to Live By (MP3 at the page is 17.1 Mb for 24:58)

Sat. 2/06/16: DATA | 1225: The Snow level is at about 700' - 800' on the Channel side of Mt. Roberts | 0820: The site index accessible through the Search function has been updated to include January 2016 data | America is a Nation Headed For a Fall - John Hawkins

Fri. 2/05/16: DATA | SS United States: Crystal Cruises Planning Return of Historic Transatlantic Liner - gCaptain | The Homecoming - Hagood Hardy (YouTube) .... In the 1970's KJNO radio station owner Roy Paschal chose this as the theme music for the Action Line program which he hosted then.

Thur. 2/04/16: DATA | I Know Why the Government Went after Pro-Life Investigative Journalists - Jim Daley | Why Are Pro-Lifers Borrowing Pro-Choice Philosophy? - Daniel K. Williams | 1704: The problem which started after the 0922 upload is resolved; without notifying me they changed the manner in which I log on. 1150: The webhost is having troubles which is causing problems with uploading the data.

Wed. 2/03/16: DATA | It's been snowing to varying degrees at the higher elevations for most of the day | Food for thought on: The 10 Lost Tribes of Israel - Tribal Talkers.com .... Are they on the right track, or close, or? | SI Superheroes Return with Another Weighty Adventure - NIST

Tue. 2/02/16: DATA | 0631: Now Available: The January 2016 Monthly Report, & the updated Weather Database | NWS Summary of January 2016 Weather at the Juneau International Airport - See Below | Juneau finishes January with least snow since 1942 - Juneau Empire | City & Borough of Juneau's: Auction of Real Property - Notice of Sale - 3101 Nowell Ave., Juneau, AK - CBJ ... Background: KTOO News Stories on 3101 Nowell | Fanfare for the Common Man - Aaron Copland (YouTube)

Mon. 2/01/16: DATA | 0311: NWS: Dense Fog Advisory is Cancelled - See 0311 Below | Poll on Americans feelings about "Global Warming" and Obama’s Paris "Global Warming" Treaty Will Cost At Least $12.1 Trillion - both at the Daily Caller News Foundation