City Summary Archive

The mean monthly temperature for Barrow in May was 24.6°F, 3.5°F above the normal of 21.1°F. The highest temperature for the month occurred on the 27^th at 36°F, while the lowest was 5°F occurring on the 1^st.

Precipitation was heavy at 0.94”, 422% above the normal of 0.18". It was the wettest May on record for Barrow just topping the 2014 record of 0.90". Snowfall was also heavy at 10.5”, 289% above the normal of 2.7". The total snowfall of 2.4"on the 25^th set a new record, breaking the old 1973 record of 1.0". The average wind speed was 12.0 mph, while the highest value was 36 mph from a southwesterly direction on the 26^th.

Fairbanks had a mean monthly temperature of 49.8°F this May, 0.4°F above normal. The highest temperature for the month was 72°F occurring on the 16^th, while the lowest was 29°F on the 1^st and 2^nd.

Precipitation was near normal with 0.59” reported, 0.01” below the normal of 0.60”. The highest wind speed was 30 mph from a westerly direction on the 24^th, while the average wind speed was 4.9 mph.

Ketchikan had a mean monthly temperature of 50.5°F, 1.9°F above the normal for May. The highest temperature for the month was 72°F occurring on the 28^th, while the lowest was 34°F on the 1^st, 2^nd and 4^th.

Precipitation was heavier (35%) than normal, with 11.03” measured and 8.20” normally expected.

May’s mean monthly temperature for Kodiak was 45.2°F, 0.9°F above normal. The highest temperature for the month was 66°F occurring on the 11^th, while the minimum was 32°F occurring on the 26^th, and this set a new record low for this day, breaking the old record of 34°F set way back in 1939.

Precipitation was above normal and measured at 7.17”, 128% of the normal of 5.62". The total precipitation on the 2^nd of 1.39" set a daily record, breaking the 2008 record of 1.18". Then on the 6^th, the total of 1.92" broke the old record of 1.53" set in 2005. The average wind speed was 9.9 mph while the highest wind speed was 48 mph from a northeasterly direction on the 2^nd.