Alaska Climate Research Center

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

Utqiaġvik July 2014


Highlights

Barrow had a monthly mean temperature of 38.0°F in July, 2.9°F below the expected value. The warmest temperature for the month was 58°F on the 16th, while the lowest temperature was 29°F the day before on the 15th

Precipitation was near normal with 1.01" observed for July, a mere 0.03" above normal. However there was 0.9" of snowfall, with 0.7" falling on the 24th, setting a record for the day, and breaking the old 1945 record of 0.6". The average wind speed was 11.4 mph, while the greatest wind speed was 40 mph on 21st, from a southwesterly direction.