Alaska Climate Research Center

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

Kodiak August 2016


Highlights

The mean monthly temperature for Kodiak in August was 58.9°F, 3.7°F above normal. The highest temperature for the month was 78°F on the 29th, which set a record for that day, breaking the old 2007 by 8°F. Three other records were set: on the 27th the 73°F observed broke the 1937 record by 1°F, on the 28th the 74°F observed broke the old 1942 record by 1°F, and on the 31st the 73°F observed broke the old 1990 record by 2°F. The lowest temperature for the month was 45°F occurring on the 31st.

Precipitation was lighter than normal, just 72% of the 4.56” expected, with 3.28” measured. The highest wind speed was 34 mph on the 21st from a southeasterly direction, while the average wind speed was 7.1 mph.