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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KOTZEBUE AK
1238 PM AKDT FRI MAY 3 2013

...BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND PRECIPITATION IN APRIL IN KOTZEBUE,
ALASKA...


THE AVERAGE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OBSERVED DURING THE MONTH OF APRIL IN
KOTZEBUE WAS 18.0 DEGREES F. THE AVERAGE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OBSERVED
DURING THE MONTH OF APRIL WAS 0.8 DEGREES F. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE
FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL WAS REACHED ON 24TH AT 33 DEGREES. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL WAS REACHED ON THE 8TH AT -16
DEGREES F.

THE MEAN OF EXTREME MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE IS 38.1 DEGREES F FOR THE
MONTH OF APRIL.  THE MEAN OF THE EXTREME MINIMUM TEMPERATURE FOR THE
MONTH OF APRIL IS -17.1 DEGREES F.  THE AVERAGE DAILY HIGH WHEN
SUBTRACTED FROM THE MEAN OF EXTREME MAXIMUM SHOWS A DIFFERENCE OF
20.1 DEGREES F. THE AVERAGE DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE WHEN SUBTRACTED
FROM THE MEAN OF THE EXTREME MINIMUM TEMPERATURE SHOWS A DIFFERENCE
OF -16.3 DEGREES F. THE NORMAL DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH
OF APRIL IS 19.8 DEGREES F. THIS IS 1.6 DEGREES BELOW THE NORMAL
OBSERVED TEMPERATURE IN KOTZEBUE. THE NORMAL DAILY LOW FOR THE MONTH
OF APRIL IS 3.3 DEGREES F. THIS IS 2.5 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. 


THE OBSERVED PRECIPITATION AMOUNT FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2013 WAS
0.31 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION. THE NORMAL OBSERVED PRECIPITATION FOR
THE MONTH OF APRIL IS 0.41 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION. THIS IS 0.10
INCHES BELOW THE NORMAL OBSERVED PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH OF
APRIL. THE GREATEST 24 HOUR PRECIPITATION WAS OBSERVED DURING THE
23RD AND 24TH OF .23 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION. THE NORMAL SNOWFALL
OBSERVED DURING THE MONTH OF APRIL IS 4.4 INCHES. THE OBSERVED
SNOWFALL DURING APRIL 2013 WAS 3.1 INCHES. THIS IS 1.3 INCHES BELOW
NORMAL.

THE AVERAGE WIND SPEED FOR KOTZEBUE DURING THE MONTH OF APRIL WAS 8.8
MPH. THE AVERAGE SPEED FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL IS 10.9MPH. THIS IS 2.1
MPH BELOW NORMAL. THE HIGHEST WINDS WERE OBSERVED ON APRIL 26TH OUT
OF THE NORTHWEST AT 35 MPH. THE HIGHEST WIND OBSERVED WAS ALSO
OBSERVED ON APRIL 26TH WITH THE HIGHEST GUST OUT OF THE NORTHWEST AT
39MPH. THE MAIN ROADS THROUGH THE VILLAGE ARE NOW NEARLY CLEAR OF ALL
COMPACTED SNOW AND ICE WITH OUTER ROAD STILL MOSTLY COVERED WITH THIN
COMPACTED SNOW AND ICE.

THE OUTLOOK FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2013 IS PREDICTED TO AN EQUAL CHANCE
OF NORMAL, BELOW NORMAL, OR ABOVE TEMPERATURES AND PRECIPITATION FOR
THE MONTH OF MAY. 


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