MONTHLY CLIMATOLOGICAL SUMMARY for OCTOBER 2004

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  48.7  49.8   4:55p  47.7   6:35a  16.3   0.0  0.39   3.2  17.0   3:25a  ESE  76.60  0.0  0.0 Cld-MtntopInClds/LtRn-Driz-Mist-Rn Cld Cld-Mist/Driz
 2  49.4  51.4   4:50p  48.0   6:45a  15.6   0.0  0.02   1.2  13.0  11:55a  ESE  29.35  0.0  0.0 Cld/.02"Rn Cldy-MtnTopsMostlyInClds MCld Cld/OccBrks 
 3  50.2  55.9  12:40p  47.1   8:00a  14.8   0.0 TRACE   2.4  19.0   2:15p  ESE  58.33  0.0  0.0 Cld/OccBrks M/PCld PCld/Clr PCld MCld Cldy/OccLtSpr
 4  49.5  51.0   2:35p  48.5   5:35p  15.5   0.0  0.63   3.6  18.0   8:10a  ESE  86.03  0.0  0.0 Cld-MtntopsInClds/LtRn-Driz-Mist Cldy/Rn-LtRn-Spr-Rn
 5  48.7  51.7   1:50a  44.9  11:05p  16.3   0.0  0.56   2.2  18.0  12:55a  ESE  51.97  0.0  0.0 Cld/LtRn-Spr-Rn Cld-topsinCld/OccShr Cld/Brk/OccShr 
 6  45.4  47.7  10:25p  43.6   5:35a  19.6   0.0  0.44   1.5  12.0  12:15a  ESE  36.28  0.0  0.0 Cld/OccRn-Mist Cldy Cld/Rn-LtRn-Driz Cld Cld/OccLtRn
 7  48.3  53.8  10:15p  46.0   7:35p  16.7   0.0  0.38   2.9  30.0  11:25p  ESE  68.61  0.0  0.0 Cld/OcRn Cld Cld/Mist-Spr Cld/SmBrks Cld Cld/Rn/Wind
 8  46.3  48.9   6:05a  44.5   7:55a  18.7   0.0  0.46   2.7  28.0   1:20a   NE  63.68  0.0  0.0 Cld/Rn/Wind Cld/OccRn Cld/Rn-LtRn-Driz LoCld/OccRn
 9  47.0  49.4  10:30a  44.5   4:55a  18.0   0.0  0.15   1.8  13.0   5:00p   SE  43.97  0.0  0.0 LoCld/OccRn Cldy Cld/OccLtRn-Spr Cldy Cldy/Rn
10  47.4  50.5   2:15p  44.9  12:00m  17.6   0.0  0.26   2.0  16.0   1:40a   SE  48.09  0.0  0.0 Cld/Rn Cld/Brk LoCld/Spr-Mst 4Rnbows VarCld/Shrs Cld
11  43.0  51.1   2:45p  35.6  11:55p  22.0   0.0  0.01   2.1  16.0   1:35p  SSW  51.52  0.0  0.0 Cld Foggy/Cldy MClr/Clear Clear Clr/PatchyFog
12  42.9  53.2  11:45p  35.3   2:00a  22.1   0.0  0.69   2.3  19.0  11:50p  ESE  54.34  0.0  0.0 Clr/Fog Cld/LwrCld Cld/LtRn-Rn-Driz
13  52.2  56.5  12:20p  46.8  12:00m  12.8   0.0  0.02   1.3  19.0  12:05a  ESE  29.84  0.0  0.0 Cld/Rn Cld/Brks P/MCldy&MCld WkSuninAfternoon Cldy
14  46.4  51.0   2:40p  42.3   8:00a  18.6   0.0  0.02   0.5   5.0   4:25a  SSW  11.10  0.0  0.0 Cld Clr/PCld Clr Cldy Cld-MCld/OccSpr Cld/OccRn
15  44.3  51.3   2:40p  35.8  12:00m  20.7   0.0  0.15   1.5  12.0   1:35p   SW  35.41  0.0  0.0 Cld/RnShrs Cld/LoCld M/PCld Cld/Rn PCld MClr Clr
16  38.0  48.9   2:25p  32.2   7:00a  27.0   0.0  0.00   2.0  11.0   9:30p   SW  48.10 FRST  0.0 Clr Clr/Fog HiThin-VryThinClds/WkndSun Clear
17  42.2  49.2  12:20p  33.5   2:15a  22.8   0.0  0.00   7.4  35.0  11:55p   NE 177.26 FRST  0.0 Clear MClr PCld Clr/ScatClds Windy in P.M
18  37.0  43.9  12:05a  30.0  10:25p  28.0   0.0  0.00   8.9  40.0   9:00a   NE 213.06  0.0  0.0 Clear with Some Clds & Windy Clear
19  34.3  40.8  11:20a  27.2   3:50a  30.7   0.0  0.01   1.8  12.0  12:05a  SSW  43.06 TRACE  TR Clear Clr/HighClds Overcst Cld SnoPellets FrzDriz 
20  33.6  42.8   1:30p  28.8  11:50p  31.4   0.0 TRACE   1.7  11.0  12:45p  SSW  41.62  0.1  0.0 Cld/FrzDriz DecrCld Clear MClr PCld/Clr
21  35.4  37.5   7:50a  28.8  12:05a  29.6   0.0  0.29   1.8  13.0  12:10p  ESE  42.67  0.0  0.0 Cld Cld/Mist-Spr-LtRn-Driz Cld&LoCld/Rn-Driz SnMtns
22  35.4  42.8   2:00p  29.7  12:00m  29.6   0.0  0.02   2.6  14.0   8:20p    W  61.97  0.0  0.0 Cld/LtRn-Driz DecrCld PCld Clr-PCldy Clear
23  33.3  40.6   1:05p  26.1   7:40a  31.7   0.0  0.09   2.4  19.0  11:10p  ESE  58.53 FRST  0.0 Clr Clr/PCld PCld MCld Cldy Cldy/Rn (Sn on mtns)
24  36.0  39.8   4:05p  33.1  12:55a  29.0   0.0  0.39   2.4  19.0   1:35a  ESE  58.11  1.0  0.0 Cld Cld/RnDriz Cld/Sn Cld/RnLtRnSpr Cld MCld Cld/Rn
25  35.7  43.8   1:45p  30.1  11:55p  29.3   0.0  0.11   2.7  14.0   8:10p   SW  64.75  0.0  0.0 Cld/Rn Cldy M/PCld-LwrBndFog Clr/PCld Clear
26  35.4  40.3  10:05p  28.7   3:40a  29.6   0.0  0.01   1.8  16.0   8:10p  ESE  42.08 FRST  0.0 Clr HiThinCld Cloudy-OccSnFlurrOverMnLndMtns Cld/Rn
27  40.6  44.1   2:40p  36.9   3:40a  24.4   0.0  0.62   3.6  19.0   4:05a  ESE  87.48  0.0  0.0 Cld/Rain Cld/Brks Cld/Rn-LtRn-Spr-Mist With Occ NoRn
28  42.4  44.2   7:00p  40.9   3:45p  22.6   0.0  0.86   4.1  29.0  11:40p  ESE  98.81  0.0  0.0 Cld/Rn-LtRn-Spr-Mist Cld Cld/LtRn-Spr-Rn Brzy-Windy 
29  40.4  43.1  12:50a  37.6   9:40p  24.6   0.0  0.74   3.0  32.0  12:45a  ESE  72.85  0.0  0.0 Cld/HvyRn-Windy Cld/Rn-Spr-MistShrs/FewBrks 
30  37.9  39.3  11:20a  35.9   8:20p  27.1   0.0  0.24   2.1  12.0   8:50a  ESE  49.92  0.0  0.0 Cld/OccRn Cld/OccSprLtRnMst&Rn Cld/Mst-Spr Cld/Brk
31  38.0  40.5   7:30p  35.8   6:35a  27.0   0.0  0.14   2.6  18.0   7:25p  ESE  62.79  0.0  0.0 Cld/MCld-OCcLtRnDriz Cld/LtRnDrizMst w Occ Dry times
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    42.1  56.5    13    26.1    23   709.7   0.0  7.70   2.6  40.0    18   ESE 1968.18  1.1

(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:	42.1
AVERAGE High Temp:	46.9
MINIMUM High Temp:	37.5	21st
MAXIMUM High Temp:	56.5	13th
AVERAGE Low Temp:	37.8
MINIMUM Low Temp:	26.1	23rd
MAXIMUM Low Temp:	48.5	4th
		
MAX >= 90.0:		0
MAX >= 80.0:		0
MAX >= 70.0:		0
MAX <= 32.0: 		0 
MIN <= 32.0: 		8 	18th 23rd, 25th, 26th 
MIN <=  0.0: 		0 

MAXIMUM Humidity (%): 	97 	12th, 15th 
MINIMUM Humidity (%): 	27 	18th, 19th 

MAXIMUM Pressure (mb): 	1026.4  14th 
MINIMUM Pressure (mb): 	984.5 	6th 

TOTAL Htg Deg Days: 	709.7 
AVERAGE Htg Deg Days: 	22.9 
MINIMUM Htg Deg Days: 	12.8 	13th 
MAXIMUM Htg Deg Days: 	31.7 	23rd 
TOTAL Cool Deg Days: 	0 	
Heat Base: 65.0 Cool Base: 65.0 Method: Integration 

TOTAL Precip.: 		7.70 
AVERAGE Precip.: 	0.3 	
DAYS OF Precip.: 	28 
MAXIMUM Precip.: 	0.86 	28th 
MAXIMUM Rain Rate: 	0.73 	12th @ 1638 
Days of Precip: 23 (>.01 in) 18 (>.1 in) 0 (>1 in)
TOTAL Snowfall:		1.1
DAYS of Snowfall:	3	19th, 20th, 24th 
		
AVERAGE High Wind:	18.4
MINIMUM High Wind:	5	14th
MAXIMUM High Wind:	40	18th @ 0856, 1330, 1335, 1410
WIND RUN (miles):	1968.18
		
DAYS OF Sun:		16
DAYS OF Cld or M Cld:	29
DAYS OF Rainbow:	2	10th, 27th
DAYS OF Aurora:		0	or not visible because of cloud cover
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

October 2004 - Barometric Pressure & Temperature

October 2004 - Dewpoint & Humidity

October 2004 - Rainfall & High Rain Rate with Pressure Overlay

October 2004 - High Wind & Wind Run



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 10/31/04 Alaska Standard Time: Reformation Day | DATA

10/30/04 Alaska Daylight Time: Remember to set your clocks back one hour tonight. DATA

10/29/04: Instead of rain, it was snow on the mountains overnight. DATA

  • 2050 ADT: Light Misting, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds.
  • 1950: Drizzle, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds.
  • 1850: Misting/Sprinkling, Cloudy with the very tops of the mountains in the clouds.
  • 1750: Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds.
  • 1650: Cloudy with a few thin spots in which blue is visible, very tops of the mountains in the clouds.
  • 1620: Cloudy with thin areas in which blue can be seen, very tops of Mt. Juneau and Mt. Roberts in the clouds.
  • 1550: Occasional very light sprinkles, cloudy with hints of breaks, top of Mt. Juneau and Mt. Roberts in the clouds.
  • 1535: Cloudy with the very tops of the mountains in the clouds.
  • 1450: Light Rain, Cloudy with fog/clouds around the mountaintops.
  • 1435: Rain, Cloudy with mountaintops in the clouds.
  • 1420: Sprinkling/Misting, Cloudy with a bit of fog/clouds around the top of Mt. Juneau.
  • 1350: Cloudy with hints of breaks, some fog/clouds around the very top of Mt. Juneau.
  • 1301: Sun is breaking through.
  • 1250: Cloudy with a few breaks, a bit of fog/clouds around the mountaintops.
  • 1235: Sprinkling, Cloudy with the very tops and tops of the mountains in the clouds.
  • 1220: Extremely Light Misting, Cloudy with some fog/clouds around the mountaintops.
  • 1150: Sprinkling/Light Rain, Cloudy with a bit of fog/clouds around the mountaintops.
  • 1105: Cloudy with some fog/clouds around the mountaintops and a clear spot overhead, a few lower wisps.
  • 1035: Cloudy with some fog/clouds around the mountaintops and in Last Chance Basin.
  • 0950: Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds, ceiling at around 2500'.
  • 0935: Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds.
  • 0920: Light Rain, Cloudy with the very tops and tops of the mountains in the clouds.
  • 0850: Cloudy with the very top of Mt. Roberts and Mt. Juneau in the clouds.
  • 0820: Cloudy with a few lower wisps of fog/clouds.
  • 0750: Misting/Sprinkling, Mostly/Partly Cloudy with some fog/clouds around the top of Mt. Roberts.
  • 0734: First Steller's Jay of the day arrived.
  • 0720: Partly Cloudy, some precipitation in the inner Gold Creek valley.
  • 0712: Mostly Cloudy with a large clear area to the West and the waning full moon shining.
  • 0705: Misting, Cloudy with the very tops of the mountains in the rain.
  • 0650: Heavy Rain (High Rain Rate so far today was .51" per hr. at 0646), Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds.
  • 0635: Rain, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds.
  • 0620 ADT: Extremely Light Misting, Cloudy with the mountaintops in the clouds (ceiling below the Mt. Roberts Tram upper terminal).
  • 0645: Breezy to Very Windy Overnight in the Juneau area. The National Weather Service reported: 125 mph at Sheep Mountain (4.75 miles due East of 3270 Nowell), 69 mph at Eaglecrest Ski Area (3.75 miles to the SW of 3270 Nowell), 60 mph at the Juneau Federal Building (.75 miles to the NE), 50 mph at the Alaska Marine Lines Terminal at the AJ Rock Dump (1.75 miles to the ESE), 55 mph at the Juneau Airport, 32 mph at the West Juneau Weather Station. There were power outages overnight in North Douglas, 9th-12th Street area in downtown Juneau, and in Mendenhaven in the Mendenhall Valley.
  • 10/28/04: DATA

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    SUNDAY 10/24/04: DATA

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    10/21/04: Snow Advisory Cancelled at 1934 DATA

    10/20/04: DATA

    10/19/04: DATA

    10/18/04: DATA | Alaska Day* State & Local Holiday. Wind reached 40 m.p.h. 4 times: 0856, 1330, 1335, 1410.

    SUNDAY 10/17/04: DATA

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    10/11/04: Columbus Day (observed) DATA

    SUNDAY 10/10/04: DATA "I do set My bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between Me and the earth...and all flesh that is upon the earth." Genesis 9:13 and 9:17b - The Holy Bible (KJV)

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    10/05/04: DATA Municipal Election - Polls Open 7 A.M to 8 P.M.

    10/04/04: DATA

    SUNDAY 10/03/04: DATA

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    10/01/04: DATA