MONTHLY CLIMATOLOGICAL SUMMARY for JULY 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  57.2  65.2   1:55p  48.1   4:15a   7.8   0.0  0.21   0.2  12.0  11:35p  SSE   5.56  0.0  0.0 Cd Cd-ThnToThckrBrknCds MClr PCd Cd Cd/Spr-VryLtRn-R
 2  53.7  55.2  12:05a  52.4  11:50p  11.3   0.0  0.63   1.7  16.0   5:05a  SSE  40.71  0.0  0.0 Cd/Shrs Cd/Sp-Rn-Lt&VryLtR-HvyR-VarDrz LtWnd Rnbw Cd
 3  53.1  57.1   7:10p  50.6  12:00m  11.9   0.0  0.09   0.0   5.0   5:05a    E   0.00  0.0  0.0 LoCd/R Cd Cd/LtSp-Mst-Drz XtmLtSpShr Brks VarMCd-Clr
 4  58.8  69.0   4:15p  47.7   5:15a   6.7   0.6  0.00   0.1  12.0  11:10a   NW   3.30  0.0  0.0 PCd Clr-SmkyHzHidingMostofBlu VryThn-ThnshCd-FiltBlu
 5  64.9  77.8   5:20p  50.9   4:25a   4.2   4.1  0.00   1.3  18.0   1:25p   NW  32.10  0.0  0.0 Clr Clr-AFewClds Clr-MClr PCdW/VryThn-Thnsh Clr-MClr
 6  69.7  83.0   5:50p  56.6   1:05a   1.8   6.5  0.00   1.8  16.0  10:05a   NW  43.81  0.0  0.0 Clr-MClr MClr PCd ClrW/FewCds-OccMClr MClr/PCd MClr
 7  66.4  76.3   3:15p  57.8   5:45a   1.9   3.3  0.01   1.0  14.0   4:00p   NW  22.78  0.0  0.0 PCd P/MCd Cd-FreqHintsBlu Cd-VarBrks Cd Cd/VryLtRn
 8  58.8  61.3  12:05a  55.7  11:30p   6.2   0.0  0.70   0.1   7.0   7:25a   NW   1.74  0.0  0.0 Cd Cd/.01"R Cd Cd/OccExtLtMst-Sp-VarSp Cd/Rn-HvyRn
 9  59.4  65.0  12:50p  55.3   6:15a   5.6   0.0  0.09   0.0   8.0  10:25a    E   0.72  0.0  0.0 Cd/R Cd LoCds/XtmLtMst Cd-OccTnyBrk Cd-VarBrks/SpShr
10  56.4  60.1   2:30p  54.1  11:55p   8.6   0.0  0.34   0.1   9.0   3:30p  SSE   2.87  0.0  0.0 Cd Cd/VarSprToRn-FewLullsPM 1350:VarVryWeakToWkndSun
11  57.2  61.3   1:50p  52.9   1:50a   7.8   0.0  0.47   0.3  11.0   5:55p  SSE   5.93  0.0  0.0 Cd/LtRnToR Cd/VarSp-RnShrW/FewLulls-MostlyinAM Cd/Rn
12  58.2  63.5   1:05p  55.0   3:55a   6.8   0.0  1.50   0.1   9.0  12:40p    E   2.11  0.0  0.0 Cd/2RnShrs Cd Cd-OccVarBrk/Shrs:SpToHvyRn Cd/Rn-HvyR
13  56.6  58.2   2:50p  54.8  11:45p   8.4   0.0  0.57   0.4  12.0   1:00a  SSE   9.16  0.0  0.0 Cd/Rn Cd Cd/Rn Cd Cd/HvyRn-Drz-Mst Cd/VryLt:Sp-RShrs
14  54.9  57.5  12:55p  52.6  11:55p  10.1   0.0  0.59   0.3  12.0   8:05p  SSE   7.01  0.0  0.0 Cd/VryLtRn-Rn Cd Cd/OccVarMst-Sp-VryLtRn Cd/VarSpToR
15  54.0  57.5   5:00p  51.7   4:55a  11.0   0.0  0.42   0.3   9.0   8:15a    S   6.11  0.0  0.0 Cld-FreqLoCds/VarSprinklingToRain-Drizzle Cd/VarBrks
16  55.0  59.5   4:00p  52.2   2:00a  10.0   0.0  0.14   0.6  12.0   4:25p  SSE  14.84  0.0  0.0 Cd Cd/XtrmLtSpr Cd Cd/OccVarSpr-VryLtMst Cd/SprToRn
17  56.0  57.5   4:35p  53.7  12:05a   9.0   0.0  1.00   1.6  14.0   6:10p  SSE  38.77  0.0  0.0 Cd-MnldFreqSubstObscured-Hidden/VarSprToVarRn-Driz
18  58.6  64.9   5:15p  54.0  11:30p   6.4   0.0  0.23   0.3   9.0  10:15p    W   7.23  0.0  0.0 Cd-LoCd/SpToRn-Drz Cd-OccBrk/OccSpToVarRn Cd-VarBrks
19  54.3  58.0   9:40a  52.7   6:10p  10.7   0.0  0.74   0.0   7.0  10:05p  WNW   0.48  0.0  0.0 Cld Cld-LoCldsAtTimesInPM/VarSprToRn
20  57.8  66.6   4:40p  53.0  12:00m   7.3   0.1  0.18   0.9  14.0  11:30a   NW  21.50  0.0  0.0 Cd/Rn OccFewBrks Cd Cd-FewBrks Brks MCd PCd MClr MCd
21  58.2  67.6   3:30p  49.5   5:20a   7.1   0.3  0.00   0.0  10.0   5:05p    E   0.88  0.0  0.0 Clr-SomeCd Fog MClr MCd-VryThnThnsh VarPCdToClr&MClr
22  58.2  62.2  11:50a  55.5  10:30p   6.8   0.0  0.05   0.2   9.0   4:05p    E   3.81  0.0  0.0 Cd Cd-VarBrks Cd Cd/VarSprToRn Cd Cd/XtmLtMst-Spr Cd
23  55.4  58.1   5:05p  53.2  10:50p   9.6   0.0  1.48   0.2  10.0   8:25p    S   5.38  0.0  0.0 Cd Cd/VryLtRToRn-Sp Cd/VryLt:Mst-Sp-R&RnW/Lulls Cd/R
24  57.3  65.2   4:35p  50.0  12:00m   7.7   0.0  0.10   0.3   9.0   9:25p  SSE   7.29  0.0  0.0 Cd/2Shrs Cd/2VryLtSp&MstShrs Brks VarM-PCd PCd Rnbow
25  56.1  63.9   1:40p  46.9   3:45a   8.9   0.0  0.00   0.1  10.0   1:00p   NW   3.13  0.0  0.0 IncrClds Cldy Cldy/VarMostlyTinyBreaks Cldy
26  55.7  58.5   1:55p  53.8   4:45a   9.3   0.0  0.37   0.5  12.0   6:00p  SSE  11.37  0.0  0.0 Cd/TrcRn Cd-LoCds Cd/VryLt:Mst-Sp-Drz-Rn Cd Cd/SpToR
27  55.3  56.3   1:50p  54.6   2:35a   9.7   0.0  1.37   1.1  13.0   1:15p  SSE  27.06  0.0  0.0 Cloudy/VeryLightRainToRainW/APeriodOfVarSprInEve
28  54.7  55.8   3:20p  53.4  11:55p  10.3   0.0  0.91   1.2  12.0   6:40a    S  29.31  0.0  0.0 Cd-MnlndFreqObsc/Rn-VryLt:Drz-Rn-VarSp-MstW/FewLulls
29  54.1  55.9   1:25p  52.9   5:15a  10.9   0.0  0.52   1.0  11.0  10:35a    S  22.67  0.0  0.0 Cd/VarSprToRn Cd Cd/VarSprToRn
30  54.2  61.3   2:25p  51.9  10:20a  10.8   0.0  0.38   0.3  10.0  12:50a    S   6.90  0.0  0.0 Cd-VarLoCd/VarSp-Mst-DrzToRn CdW/PeriodsSprToVryLtRn
31  54.3  57.5   3:40p  51.4   6:40a  10.7   0.0  0.27   0.0   4.0  10:50a    E   0.00  0.0  0.0 Cd-FreqLoCd/VryLtR-Drz-VarSp-R-MstW/Lulls Cd-HntsBlu
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    57.2  83.0     6    46.9    25   255.3  14.9 13.36   0.5  18.0     5    SSE 384.53  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:	57.2
AVERAGE High Temp:	62.5
MINIMUM High Temp:	55.2	2nd
MAXIMUM High Temp:	83.0	6th
AVERAGE Low Temp:	52.7
MINIMUM Low Temp:	46.9	25th
MAXIMUM Low Temp:	57.8	7th
		
MAX >= 90.0:		0
MAX >= 80.0:		0
MAX >= 70.0:		3	5th, 6th, 7th
MAX <= 32.0:		0
MIN <= 32.0:		0
MIN <=  0.0:		0
		
MAXIMUM Humidity (%):	100	11th, 31st
MINIMUM Humidity (%):	34	6th @ 1747
		
MAXIMUM Pressure (mb):	1025.8	1st @ 0001
MINIMUM Pressure (mb):	1001.2	23rd @ 1654
		
TOTAL   Htg Deg Days:	255.3
AVERAGE Htg Deg Days:	8.2
MINIMUM Htg Deg Days:	1.8	6th
MAXIMUM Htg Deg Days:	11.9	3rd
TOTAL Cool Deg Days:	14.9
Heat Base:  65.0  Cool Base:  65.0  Method: Integration
		
TOTAL   Precip.:	13.36
AVERAGE Precip.:	0.51
DAYS of Precip.:	26	All but: 4th, 5th, 6th, 21st, 25th
MAXIMUM Precip.:	1.50	12th
MAXIMUM Rain Rate:	2.44	12th @ 1652
Days of Rain: 24 (>.01 in) 20 (>.1 in) 3 (>1 in)
TOTAL Snowfall:		0.0
DAYS of Snowfall:	0
		
AVERAGE High Wind:	10.8
MINIMUM High Wind:	4	31st
MAXIMUM High Wind:	18	5th
WIND RUN (miles):	384.53
		

DAYS Sun at any time:	20

1st	FULL
2nd	Somewhat Weakened
3rd	FULL
4th	FULL
5th	FULL
6th	FULL
7th	FULL
8th	NO
9th	FULL
10th	Very weak to Weakened
11th	NO
12th	Extremely Weak to Somewhat Weakened
13th	NO
14th	NO
15th	Slightly Weakened
16th	NO
17th	NO
18th	FULL
19th	Weak
20th	FULL
21st	FULL
22nd	FULL
23rd	FULL
24th	FULL
25th	Weakened
26th	NO
27th	NO
28th	NO
29th	NO
30th	FULL
31st	NO
		
		
DAYS OF Cld or M Cld:	29	All but: 5th, 6th
DAYS OF Rainbow:	3	2nd: 1634: Very shallow-arced Rainbow to the ENE. Faded out by 1639.
				12th: 1838: Faint Rainbow to the East.
				24th: 1746: Partial to the NE in Last Chance Basin where there is some precipitation. 1752: Faint partial 
				      double bow now. 1800: Just the original partial bow is left now and it's very faint. Rainbow gone by 1807.
				
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

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

July 2015 - Dewpoint & Humidity.

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

July 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

Fri. 7/31/15: DATA | 'Rose Garden,' singer Lynn Anderson dies at 67 - Tennessean.com ... Rose Garden (You Tube)

Thur. 7/30/15: DATA

Wed. 7/29/15: DATA | High Rain Rate is extreme because a bird dropping this evening clogged the Rain Collector and when it was unblocked the "torrent" caused the extremely high rate of 21.33" per hour (SIGH). High Rain Rates for Year and Month will be corrected but not for today since it will reset at Midnight | Manual Adjustments in the Temperature Record - Climate Skeptic | Networks Covered Cecil the Lion More in 1 Day Than Abortion Videos in 2 Weeks - mrc NewsBusters | Planned Parenthood Tells Reporters To Suppress Coverage, Reporters Happily Agree - The Federalist ... See Below

Tue. 7/28/15: DATA | 1718: NWS: Mendenhall Lake now Receding - See 1718 Below | 1502: NWS: Mendenhall Lake at bankfull - See 1502 Below and 1154 Below | Harbor department warns of storms - Juneau Empire | NWS: Sitka Airport: Record Precipitation Mon., July 27 - See 0735 Below | Record Settlement Reached Over Ram Truck Recalls || WARNING.... The video at 1st (3) links has graphic footage: Human Capital – Episode 1: Planned Parenthood’s Black Market in Baby Parts - CMP | Video catches PP vice president selling aborted baby parts - LifeSiteNews | Breitbart article on the issue | David Daleiden: Why the Catholic man behind the PP videos went undercover - Washington Times

Mon. 7/27/15: DATA | NWS: Record Precipitation on Monday, July 27th at the Sitka Airport - See 0735 7/28 Above | Franz Lehár's Gold and Silver Waltz (A.D. 1902) on You Tube: André Rieu and the Johann Strauss Orchestra (with waltz images) or Placido Domingo - Conductor || Trail Life USA - “Walk Worthy” | Troops of Saint George - Virtus. Honor. Fraternitas.

SUNDAY 7/26/15: DATA | An Independent Assessment of the Technical Feasibility of the Mars One Mission Plan

Sat. 7/25/15: DATA

Fri. 7/24/15: DATA | 5: 0602: NWS: Heavy Rain in the Juneau area has ended - See 0602 Below | NWS: Record Daily Precipitation for Thursday, July 23rd - See 0240 Below | Fiat Chrysler recalls 1.4M vehicles to prevent hacking - Juneau Empire

Thur. 7/23/15: DATA | NWS: Record Daily Precipitation for today, Thursday, July 23rd - See 0240 7/24 Above | 2108 (Posted here at 0620 7/24): NWS: Heavy Rains Tonight in the Juneau Area - See 2108 Below | These are the best times - Bobby Goldsboro (You Tube), from the Disney movie Superdad

Wed. 7/22/15: DATA | At glacier, a casual jökulhlaup season - Juneau Empire | No Comeback in Sight for Mid-century A-frame Houses | Put back up the Mississippi state flag petition - See my comment below

Tue. 7/21/15: DATA | 1139: NWS: Mendenhall Lake has Crested - See 1139 Below | 0825: NWS: Water Levels on Mendenhall Lake Rising Quickly - See 0825 Below | 1010: NWS: Dense Fog Advisory has been Cancelled - See 1030 below | 0544: NWS: Areas of low clouds and fog plague low lying areas - See 0544 Below || 2nd Planned Parenthood Senior Exec. Haggles Over Baby Parts Prices, Changes Abortion Methods (Transcript); Center for Medical Progress Statement in Reply to PP’s Cover-Up of Baby Parts Sales | Hackers Remotely Kill a Jeep on the Highway—With Me in It - WIRED

Mon. 7/20/15: DATA

SUNDAY 7/19/15: DATA | Apparently effective yesterday (but could have been 7/16 or 7/17): Twin Lakes closed to swimmers - KINY; Poor water quality closes Twin Lakes to swimming - Juneau Empire

Sat. 7/18/15: DATA

Fri. 7/17/15: DATA | Transportation Dept.: Ferry delay 'unusual event' - Juneau Empire | An ocean of change: Warm gulf leads to unusual happenings - Juneau Empire | North To Alaska - Johnny Horton (You Tube) - See Below || Trail Life USA | Troops of Saint George || Does the human eye prove that God exists? - The Telegraph (UK) | Who wants to live forever? - National Center for Biotechnology Information

Thur. 7/16/15: DATA | MV Columbia update: July 16: Columbia to sail July 17 - See 1801 Below

Wed. 7/15/15: DATA | 1718: MV Columbia is further delayed due to mechanical issues - See 1718 Below | 0648: NWS: Area Rivers and Lakes Will Fall through the day - See 0648 Below; See also 2222 7/14 Below | NOAA: Record 117-Month Major Hurricane Drought Continues - CNS News | The Really Big One: An earthquake will destroy a sizable portion of the coastal Northwest - The New Yorker (contains one profane word)

Tue. 7/14/15: DATA | 1230: NWS: Rising Rivers and Streams through Wednesday - See 1230 Below | MV Columbia is delayed due to mechanical issues. Sailings for Tue., July 14 to Sitka are canceled. Sitka passengers will be accommodated by the FVF Chenega on Wed., July 15 - See 1516 Below | Trail Life USA - “Walk Worthy” | Troops of Saint George - Virtus. Honor. Fraternitas. | Planned Parenthood Defends Selling Body Parts of Aborted Babies, Calls Body Parts "Tissue" - LifeNews.com | The Center for Medical Progress | Planned Parenthood responds - HotAir | The Company That Buys Aborted Body Parts - Breitbart

Mon. 7/13/15: DATA | NWS: Heavy Rain Tonight and Tuesday - See 1343 Below | Dr. Patrick Moore - Co-founder of Greenpeace, "The sensible environmentalist"; TED Talk at ideacity Conference | Marijuana opponents using racketeering law to fight industry ... "If the federal government won't stop its expansion, pot opponents say, federal racketeering lawsuits could. ....federal drug law still considers any marijuana business organized crime." - AP

SUNDAY 7/12/15: DATA | Flag Identifier Tool | AFCIs ARC FAULT CIRCUIT INTERRUPTERS - InspectAPedia.com | A Poll of Electricians about Arc-Fault Circuit Interrupters (AFCI's) - Mike Holt Forums ... My opinion on AFCI's (for what that is worth :-)) - See Below

Sat. 7/11/15: DATA | 1748 - 1750: A Red-breasted Sapsucker flew to the utility pole by the driveway, then climbed it to the top; pecking on the pole at the lowest secondary and a bit further up | Mount St. Helens, still steaming, holds world's newest glacier

Fri. 7/10/15: DATA | Power Outages Reported to be Intermittent - KINY | One of two area wildfires out, second blaze near Eagle Beach now contained - Juneau Empire | Strap this spiral staircase onto any tree, no tools needed - treehugger.com

Thur. 7/09/15: DATA

Wed. 7/08/15: DATA | 0627: A New Weekly Picture has been posted - Mama and her Baby Porcupine ... Includes a link to a 25 second video | Just say no to connected cars - Computerworld

Tue. 7/07/15: DATA | Firefighters battle two wildfires in the Juneau area - Juneau Empire | Theme from A Summer Place - Percy Faith on You Tube: "Live" Orchestra - 1960, Better Sound .. *See Below

Mon. 7/06/15: DATA | SharkBite (they're plumbing fittings) Feeding Frenzy Game at SupplyHouse.com | AP Admits: Obamacare Is a Likely Factor in 'Increasing Part-Time Employment' - MRC NewsBusters | The New Totalitarians Are Here - Tom Nichols

SUNDAY 7/05/15: DATA | A Gas Can that complies with the (overbearing) EPA regulations and that works? | The Design of Airline Seats and Interiors - The New Yorker | Baker Has a Message for the Gov’t. Official Who Just Fined Him $135,000 for Declining a Gay Wedding Cake - TheBlaze

Sat. 7/04/15: DATA | Independence Day - Happy 4th of July! | Mendenhall Lake & River Levels - See 2335 7/03 and 1705 7/03 | Juneau 4th of July Parade at 11 AM and Douglas Parade at 2 PM | Douglas 4th of July Committee | Capital City Weekly's Calendar of Independence Day Events in SE Alaska | America (My Country 'Tis Of Thee) (You Tube), Lyrics | The Star Spangled Banner: Lyrics; on You Tube: The Star Spangled Banner; New York Philharmonic; Mormon Tabernacle Choir; A version with changed lyrics in latter verses - Sandi Patty (great images) | What Does Independence Look Like Today? - Daniel Horowitz

Fri. 7/03/15: DATA | 4th of July Fireworks at Midnight - Juneau Harbor ... Fireworks techs prep for ‘playing in the sky’ - KTOO | Douglas 4th of July Committee | Capital City Weekly's Calendar of Independence Day Events in SE Alaska | CCFR asks revelers to not set off fireworks - Juneau Empire

Thur. 7/02/15: DATA | One-sided science ignores the fact that ‘Sea ice is not a stable habitat for polar bears’ | 1429: NWS: Taku River has crested - See 1429 Below | 0511: NWS: Taku River continuing to rise due to Glacier dam release through Thursday afternoon - See 0511 Below | 0631: Now Available: The June 2015 Monthly Report, and the updated Weather Database | NWS Summary of June 2015 Weather at the Juneau International Airport - See Below

Wed. 7/01/15: DATA | 2142: NWS: Taku River continuing to rise quickly due to Glacier dam release through Thursday afternoon - See 2142 Below | 1356: Taku River rising quickly due to dam release through Thursday afternoon - See 1356 Below and 1320 Below | Taku River rising quickly, but no flood warning - KTOO | FVF Chenega sailings for Thursday, July 2 are cancelled due to high wind and seas - See 1818 Below | Today, Pause for a Second - NIST (Leap Second added)