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Cloud Condition
Mean monthly frequency (%) of clear and overcast sky conditions (midnight to midnight observations).
Barrow, AK
71° 17'N / 156° 46' W
30.8 ft. above sea level
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Observation Period

midnight - midnight
sunrise - sunset


Analyses are based on hourly observations for the years 1971 - 1998.

Clear skies are defined as 0 to 0.30 coverage, partly cloudy 0.40 to 0.70, and cloudy skies 0.80 to 1.00.
Mean monthly frequency (%) of clear, partly cloudy, and cloudy sky condition and mean cloudiness (fraction of sky coverage).
Sky Condition
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Clear
48
47
51
43
17
15
18
7
5
12
37
46
Partly Cloudy
13
12
12
10
7
10
12
7
5
8
13
11
Cloudy
39
41
37
47
76
75
70
86
90
80
50
43
Mean Cloudiness
0.48
0.49
0.45
0.54
0.80
0.80
0.77
0.89
0.93
0.84
0.59
0.50