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Cloud Condition
Mean monthly frequency (%) of clear and overcast sky conditions (midnight to midnight observations).
Kotzebue, AK
66° 53'N / 162° 36' W
9.8 ft. above sea level
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Observation Period

midnight - midnight
sunrise - sunset


Analyses are based on hourly observations for the years 1971 - 1994.

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
46
53
53
46
35
31
26
22
26
34
42
43
Partly Cloudy
10
9
9
11
13
18
15
12
12
8
9
9
Cloudy
44
38
38
43
52
51
59
66
62
58
49
48
Mean Cloudiness
0.51
0.44
0.44
0.50
0.60
0.61
0.68
0.73
0.69
0.53
0.55
0.54