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Monthly and Annual Air Temperature, 1968-2007, Gulkana Glacier basin, Alaska

Introduction

This web page presents monthly and annual air temperature measurements recorded at Gulkana Glacier basin from 1968 through 2007 hydrologic years (October 1 through September 30), as part of a long-term glacier-monitoring program. Additional Station Information is available on the Gulkana Glacier home page.

Air temperature in degrees Celsius at 1,480 meters elevation

Year Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Average
1968 - 6.4 -11.0 -13.3 -17.6 -10.8 -11.2 - 7.6   3.4   6.3   8.1   6.2 - 1.1 - 4.6
1969 - 5.4 - 8.3 -14.0 -16.6 -11.3 - 8.3 - 1.9   1.9   8.4   5.2   1.6   2.2 - 3.9
1970 - 0.8 -10.9 - 6.1 -15.6 - 5.9 - 6.2 - 5.9   2.1   3.1   5.2   3.3 - 1.9 - 3.3
1971 - 8.6 -10.3 -15.4 -20.8 -12.1 -14.4 - 6.1 - 1.0   6.7   7.3   5.4   0.4 - 5.7
1972 - 6.8 -11.8 -14.8 -18.6 -15.2 -15.2 -10.2 - 0.6   3.3   6.7   5.3 - 2.7 - 6.7
1973 - 7.1 - 9.5 -12.6 -17.1 -12.0 - 9.4 - 5.8 - 0.8   3.4   4.7   1.5 - 0.9 - 5.5
1974 - 7.3 -14.5 -11.1 -15.9 -14.3 -12.4 - 4.1   2.6   5.2   6.9   5.9   3.2 - 4.6
1975 - 4.8 -10.1 -12.1 -15.7 -13.3 -14.2 - 8.7   0.8   4.0   6.9   4.7   1.2 - 5.1
1976 - 7.5 -13.3 -15.3 -13.0 -15.1 -11.4 - 5.2   0.2 N/A N/A   5.1   0.0 N/A
1977 - 5.9 - 5.6 -10.8 - 6.9 - 7.7 -12.6 - 6.1   0.9   5.2   6.5   7.7   0.4 - 2.9
1978 - 4.1 -12.8 -14.7 - 7.9 - 8.5 - 9.1 - 4.5   1.3   2.8   6.0   6.1   1.4 - 3.6
1979 - 4.9 - 9.6 -12.2 -10.1 -18.2 - 8.3 - 3.9   2.4   3.2   5.7   6.3   2.2 - 3.9
1980 - 2.4 - 5.7 -15.4 -13.9 - 5.9 - 8.8 - 2.5   2.1   5.0   6.6   4.9   0.3 - 3.0
1981 - 3.2 - 7.3 -14.8 - 4.3 - 9.8 - 5.5 - 6.3   3.9   5.0   5.3   5.2   0.1 - 2.6
1982 - 4.8 - 9.5 -11.3 -16.1 -14.5 -11.2 - 6.9   0.9   5.3   7.2   5.4   1.4 - 4.4
1983 -10.0 - 9.6 - 9.3 -12.9 -10.1 - 9.1 - 4.8   1.1   4.2   5.9   2.6 - 2.7 - 4.5
1984 - 6.4 - 7.2 -10.9 -11.6 N/A N/A - 4.8   0.4   5.1   4.4   3.2   1.9 N/A
1985 - 5.4 -11.0 -12.1 - 6.5 -16.5 -11.3 - 7.9 - 0.2   3.2   6.3   3.5 - 0.5 - 4.8
1986 - 9.3 -12.8 - 6.2 - 8.8 -10.5 -12.0 - 9.9 - 0.6   4.9   7.0   2.7   1.5 - 4.5
1987 - 2.6 -11.1 N/A N/A N/A N/A - 4.2   1.8   4.1   7.1   5.7   0.3 N/A
1988 - 4.2 - 7.8 -11.0 -10.0 -10.3 - 8.0 - 3.7   2.5   5.3   7.3   4.5 - 0.4 - 3.0
1989 - 5.9 -11.0 -10.8 -18.9 - 7.8 -10.4 - 1.1   2.3   5.8   8.7   7.7   1.5 - 3.3
1990 - 6.4 -14.1 - 8.8 -15.3 -19.1 - 7.6 - 1.8   3.7   5.2   7.4   6.4   1.0 - 4.0
1991 - 7.7 -18.4 N/A -13.6 -10.8 -11.1 - 4.1   1.3   5.7   4.6   2.7   1.5 N/A
1992 - 7.0 - 8.5 N/A N/A -13.9 -11.1 - 6.6 - 1.4 N/A N/A N/A - 6.4 N/A
1993 - 7.6 - 8.5 -14.0 -14.1 - 8.1 - 8.5 - 2.0   2.7   5.8   8.2   4.5 - 0.5 - 3.5
1994 - 3.5 -10.2 - 8.6 -10.6 -15.4 - 9.7 - 1.5   1.9   5.1   7.8   8.5   0.0 - 2.9
1995 - 5.9 -17.0 -12.6 -11.0 -12.4 -13.8 - 1.5   3.4   5.8   6.6   4.5   3.6 - 4.1
1996 - 4.6 -11.4 -13.0 -16.7 -13.1 - 9.8 - 4.6 - 0.1   4.7   6.1   2.8 - 0.2 - 4.9
1997 - 9.9 - 9.3 -12.7 -13.0 - 7.4 -13.0 - 4.2   0.0   5.9   7.4   5.5   1.7 - 4.1
1998 - 9.9 - 8.0 -11.3 -11.7 - 7.6 - 7.4 - 4.7   0.2   4.2   6.1   2.7 - 0.6 - 4.0
1999 - 4.8 - 7.7 -10.6 -15.0 -15.7 - 9.9 - 5.5 - 0.7   7.1   7.7   7.1   1.1 - 3.8
2000 - 5.6 -10.1 -12.3 -13.5 - 7.4 - 7.1 - 4.7 - 0.7   6.5   7.0   3.8 - 0.7 - 3.7
2001 - 5.6 - 6.6 - 7.4 - 6.9 - 8.9 - 9.7 - 4.1 - 0.2   7.4   6.8   7.5   2.3 - 2.1
2002 - 6.3 - 8.8 -13.2 - 9.7 -10.7 -11.6 - 8.4   2.4   5.5   7.7   5.5   2.1 - 3.8
2003 - 1.3 - 3.2 - 8.7 - 6.7 - 8.1 -13.4 - 4.5   1.0   6.5   8.3   5.8 - 0.1 - 2.0
2004 - 0.8 -12.2 -10.3 -16.1 - 7.6 -10.5 - 2.0   4.2  10.5   9.3  10.2 - 1.5 - 2.2
2005 - 4.4 - 8.1 -10.0 -11.2 -10.6 - 6.9 - 1.8   4.0   7.3   7.5   7.3   1.9 - 2.0
2006 - 4.7 -12.1 - 6.1 -12.6 -11.3 -11.5 - 5.9   2.2   5.2   7.9   4.5   2.9 - 3.5
2007 - 3.9 -16.0 - 9.1 -11.0 -14.2 -15.1 - 2.4   2.1   7.9   8.5   8.0   1.8 - 3.7
1968-2007 Average - 5.6 -10.3 -11.4 -12.8 -11.4 -10.4 - 4.8   1.3   5.4   6.8   5.2   0.4 - 3.8

 

Note: Calculated average annual temperatures are weighted by days per month.

Maintainer: Rod March
Last update: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 01:44 PM
URL: http://ak.water.usgs.gov/glaciology/gulkana/met/air_temp_month_sum.htm