MONTHLY CLIMATOLOGICAL SUMMARY for APRIL 2008

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

                     
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  36.3  39.8   1:20p  34.1   7:00a  28.7   0.0  0.10   0.5   8.0   3:35p  SSE  10.67  0.0  0.0 Cd/LtRn-VryLtSpr-Driz-XtrmLtMist-Mst - AndDryPeriods
 2  37.4  41.1   2:30p  34.7   1:10a  27.6   0.0  0.17   0.4   9.0   2:40p  SSE   8.79  0.0  0.0 Cd/VryLtRn-LtMst-Driz-SprWithLull Cd Cd/Spr-LtDrz-Rn 
 3  38.2  40.8   2:35p  36.8   6:45a  26.8   0.0  0.23   0.6   9.0  11:00a  SSE  14.66  0.0  0.0 Cld-LoCldsinAM/VryLtRn-LtRn-Driz-Spr-ExtrmLtSpr-Mist
 4  39.1  42.3   3:45p  36.9  12:00m  25.9   0.0  0.16   1.0  11.0   2:00p  SSE  24.30  0.0  0.0 Cld/LtRn-Spr-Mst SomeBlue-TnyBrks Cld/VrLtRn-Spr Cld
 5  39.6  45.4  12:00p  35.2  12:00m  25.4   0.0  0.02   0.4   9.0   4:40p  ENE  10.37  0.0  0.0 Cd/LtRn Cd DecrCd MClr/PCd IncrCd OccTinyBrks Shr Cd
 6  36.0  40.9  11:25a  29.5  11:40p  29.0   0.0  0.19   0.8  14.0   4:00p    W  19.03 TRCE TRCE Cd Cd/Sp-LtRn-Rn/Sn-Rn/Sn-LtS Brks PCd/IcePel-SnShrs
 7  33.6  39.9  11:40a  29.3   5:50a  31.4   0.0  0.08   1.4  15.0  11:25a    E  34.14  0.1  0.0 PCd Cd/Sn Cd Cd/LtSn-Sn Cd-PCd Cd/Sn-LtSn Cd/LtRn-Rn
 8  34.2  38.6   1:40p  30.4   6:35a  30.8   0.0  0.36   0.5  10.0  12:35a    E  12.86  2.5  2.0 Cld/Sn PCd MClr-PCd IncrCd Cld Cd/LtSn-Spr Cd/SnShrs
 9  36.3  41.9   3:55p  32.1   2:05a  28.7   0.0  0.09   0.4  10.0   7:05a  SSE   8.97  0.5  0.0 Cd/Sn/LtSn-Rn Cd Cd/LtSn-R/Drz Cd OcSpr Cd/LtMst-Spr
10  38.2  44.6   1:55p  33.7   9:35a  26.8   0.0  0.26   1.2  15.0   9:15a  SSE  29.60  0.2  0.0 Rn Cd/VrLtRn-Sn-Spr/Sn-RShrs MCd Cd Cd/VrLtRn-Sp-Mst
11  36.8  39.5   1:30p  34.0   8:25p  28.2   0.0  0.76   1.2  20.0   7:00a  SSE  28.84  0.0  0.0 Cd/FewSpr Cd Cd/LtMst-Sp/VryLtSn Cd Cd/LtRn-Rn-HvyRn
12  40.4  44.2  12:20p  33.8  10:15p  24.6   0.0  1.30   2.4  14.0   4:45a  SSE  57.32  0.0  0.0 Cld/Rn-Driz-LtRn-Spr-HvyRn Cld Cld/LtRn-Spr-HvyRn
13  37.3  38.8  11:00a  34.6  12:10a  27.7   0.0  0.72   1.5  15.0   3:40p  SSE  34.97  0.0  0.0 Cld/RnShrs-Spr Cld/Spr-VryLtRn-Rn Cldy
14  35.6  36.8  12:50a  34.4   6:40a  29.4   0.0  0.52   1.3  11.0   7:05p  SSE  31.84 TRACE 0.0 Cld/LtRn-Rn/Rn-Sn/Sn-Rn/Sn-VryLtRn-Rn-Mist-Drizz
15  38.1  39.9   3:20p  35.9   1:50a  26.9   0.0  0.57   1.3  13.0   7:35p  SSE  31.70  0.0  0.0 Cld/Lt-VryLtRn-Driz-Mist/ExtrmLtMist-Spr Cld/Rain
16  37.5  39.5  12:00p  32.2   7:15p  27.5   0.0  0.91   1.1  18.0   7:00p  SSE  26.92  2.4  2.4 Cd/Rn Lt-VrLtRn-Spr-DrizOcc Cd/HvySn BrksNW Cd Cd/Sn
17  30.3  35.3  12:45p  22.4  12:00m  34.7   0.0  0.46   1.3  17.0   2:35p    W  30.65 11.0   5" Cld/Sn-HvySn DecrCld PCld MClr/PCld PCd/Clr MClr Clr
18  29.6  38.8   1:55p  21.9   4:50a  35.4   0.0  0.00   1.8  17.0   2:50a    W  41.96  0.0   3" Clear Clr/MClr Clr-HighVryThinClds-Haze
19  33.3  43.3   2:30p  22.4   5:25a  31.7   0.0  0.00   2.4  17.0  12:45p    W  56.06  0.0   2" HiVryThinOvcst-Hz OccBrzy Thinnish-Thin-VryThinOvcst
20  38.0  51.0   3:20p  26.4   5:40a  27.0   0.0  0.00   1.2  11.0  12:40p    W  28.67  0.0   0" HiVryThinOvcst-Hz MClr FiltBlu-Hz Clr HiThn-VrThnCld
21  41.5  57.0   2:10p  29.4   5:25a  23.5   0.0  0.00   1.5  13.0   4:05p    W  36.36  0.0  0.0 Thin-VryThinOvcst-Hz MClr-Hz PCd-Hz Thin-VryThnOvcst
22  44.3  57.6   1:05p  33.2   4:20a  20.7   0.0  0.00   1.6  11.0  12:05p    W  38.42  0.0  0.0 Thinnish-ThinOvcst Thinnish-Thin-VryThinCds Ovcst
23  44.5  58.7   3:25p  34.0   5:00a  20.5   0.0  0.00   1.9  18.0   2:15p    W  44.54  0.0  0.0 ThnOvcst Cd ThnOvcstHz MClrHz MClrPCd ClrHz ThnOvcst
24  40.7  47.6   3:00p  32.1  11:30p  24.3   0.0  0.00   1.9  17.0   3:00a  WSW  44.75  0.0  0.0 ThinVryThinOvcst-FiltBlue Lt-Brzy PCld Clr-Haze
25  41.1  51.7   1:40p  30.4   2:50a  23.9   0.0  0.00   1.1  13.0   1:30p    E  25.15  0.0  0.0 IncrCd Cd Brks PCd Thn-VrThnCds-Hz Clr PCdClr Clr-Hz
26  43.8  53.5  12:25p  36.8  12:10a  21.2   0.0  0.55   1.7  13.0   9:15p  SSE  41.43  0.0  0.0 Thin-VryThinCld-FiltBlue-Hz PCld Cld Cld/Spr-Rn-LtRn
27  44.8  51.4  11:40a  38.8  11:20p  20.2   0.0  0.69   1.6  17.0   1:45p  SSE  38.62  0.0  0.0 Cd/Shrs FewBrks OccHntsBlu/LtSpr-VryLtRn Cd/Rn-HvyRn
28  38.9  42.5   3:25p  33.4  11:15p  26.1   0.0  0.18   0.3   8.0   4:05p  SSE   7.73  0.0  0.0 Cd/Rn SmBrks Cd/Sp-LtRn-Rn-Mst-Drz Cd-MCd Cd-ThinCds
29  41.4  48.6   2:40p  33.8  12:05a  23.6   0.0  0.00   0.8  15.0   6:10p    W  19.44  0.0  0.0 Cld-MCld Foggy-Cldy PCld-Clr M/PCld Cld-FewBrks Cldy
30  42.5  49.4   5:15p  35.2  12:00m  22.5   0.0  0.04   0.8  13.0   7:10p    E  20.12  0.0  0.0 Cd/LtRn-R TnyBrks MCd Brkn Cd/MCd PCd MCd ThnOvcstCd
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    38.3  58.7    23    21.9    18   800.7   0.0  8.36   1.2  20.0    11    SSE 858.88 16.7

(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 | TOP 
AVERAGE Mean Temp:	38.3
AVERAGE High Temp:	44.7
MINIMUM High Temp:	35.3	17th
MAXIMUM High Temp:	58.7	23rd
AVERAGE Low Temp:	32.3
MINIMUM Low Temp:	21.9	18th
MAXIMUM Low Temp:	38.8	27th
		
MAX >= 90.0:		0
MAX >= 80.0:		0
MAX >= 70.0:		0
MAX <= 32.0:		0
MIN <= 32.0:		9	6th, 7th, 8th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 25th
MIN <=  0.0:		0
		
MAXIMUM Humidity (%):	96	17th @ 0112
MINIMUM Humidity (%):	18	24th @ 1447
		
MAXIMUM Pressure (mb):	1039.4	18th @ 1159
MINIMUM Pressure (mb):	999.6	12th @ 2029
		
TOTAL   Htg Deg Days:	800.7
AVERAGE Htg Deg Days:   26.7
MINIMUM Htg Deg Days:	20.2	27th
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.:	8.36
AVERAGE Precip.:	0.4
DAYS of Precip.:	21	All but: 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th
MAXIMUM Precip.:	1.30	12th
MAXIMUM Rain Rate:	0.32	10th @ 0933
Days of Rain: 21 (>.01 in) 16 (>.1 in) 1 (>1 in)
TOTAL Snowfall:		16.7
DAYS of Snowfall:	7	6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 16th, 17th	
		
AVERAGE High Wind:	13.4
MINIMUM High Wind:	8	1st, 8th
MAXIMUM High Wind:	20	11th
WIND RUN (miles):	858.88
		
DAYS Sun at any time:	15	5th, 6th, 8th, 10th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th, 29th, 30th
DAYS Clear or Most Clr:	1	18th
DAYS Thin Vry Thin Cds: 3	19th, 20th, 21st	
DAYS OF Cld or M Cld:	25	All but: 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 24th	
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 30 | TOP

April 2008 - Barometric Pressure & Temperature with Highs & Lows.

April 2008 - Dewpoint & Humidity.

April 2008 - Rainfall & High Rain Rate with Pressure & Humidity.

April 2008 - 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 | DATA | STATISTICS | GRAPHS | TOP

4/30/08: DATA | First Cruise Ship of the 2008 Visitor Season, the Norwegian Star, in Port Today

     Source: Alaska Electric Light & Power Co., Juneau, Alaska

4/29/08: DATA | The Leaves Are Emerging from the Willow Buds

4/28/08: DATA | New Record Rainfall for April has been set this year at the West Juneau Weather Station breaking the previous record of 7.88" set in 1986. Records for April have been kept since 1985

SUNDAY 4/27/08: DATA | 1936: A New Record Rainfall for April of 7.89" has been set at the West Juneau Weather Station breaking the previous record of 7.88" set in 1986. Records for April have been kept since 1985 | Juneau's Electrical Power Usage - See Below

4/26/08: DATA | 1813: First Hummingbird of 2008 seen | 1524: First Ruby-Crowned Kinglet of 2008 Seen | 0656: First Golden-Crowned Sparrow of 2008 Seen

4/25/08: DATA | Juneau's Electrical Power Usage - See Below

4/24/08: DATA | Dry Air Will Lower Humidities Below 20% Today - Use of open fires outside should be done with extra caution and closely monitored - See 0201 Below

4/23/08: DATA | Buds on the Willows are Starting to Open

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SUNDAY 4/20/08: DATA

4/19/08: DATA | Record Low Temperatures for Southeast Alaska for April 18 - See 0140 Below

4/18/08: DATA | Record low temperatures for Southeast Alaska for April 18 - See 0140 4/19 Above | NWS: Record Snowfall for Southeast Alaska April 17 - See 0330 Below

4/17/08: DATA | NWS: Record Snowfall for Southeast Alaska April 17 - See 0330 4/18 Above | 0505: Heavy Snow Warning was in effect until 10 am ADT this morning - See 0505 Below | Snow knocked off Anemometer & Wind Vane at 0700 (it had been snowed in since sometime after 12:20 a.m.)

4/16/08: DATA | At 0354, 1-1/2 Miles of the Snettisham Hydroelectric Project Power Line Taken out by an Avalanche - Power Cost to go up to 50 cents+ per KWH

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4/04/08: DATA | The Crocus are in bloom in a neighbor's yard

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