Alaska Climate Research Center

The Alaska State Climate Center
The Alaska State Climate Center
The Alaska State Climate Center

King Salmon September 2012


Highlights

In King Salmon the average temperature for September was 45.7°F, 1.9°F below the long term mean. The maximum temperature (60°F) for the month was reported on the 4th, while the minimum temperature occurred on the 30that 19°F.
King Salmon had a greater than normal amount of precipitation with a total of 4.38", 1.19" above the long-term mean. Twenty-six days of the month had at least trace amounts of precipitation. Trace amounts of snow were recorded on two days of the month. The average wind speed was 9.6 mph, and the highest gust of 64 mph occurred on the 16thblowing from a southeasterly direction. The 16thalso set a daily record for the highest sustained wind speed at 48 mph the pervious record had been 36 mph set in 2002.