Month of January 2002 Summary
Temperature:
Average temp............ -26.6°C / -15.9°F
Departure from normal... +1.6°C / +2.9°F
Maximum temp............ -14.8 °C / +5.4°F on day 12
Minimum temp............ -39.2 °C / -38.6°F on day 30
Wind:
Average wind speed.......... 12.6 mph or 10.9 knots
Prevailing wind direction... Grid North or 010 degrees
Maximum wind speed.......... 39 mph or 34 knots on day 12
Maximum wind direction...... Grid North
Average vectored wind....... 024 degrees at 8.6 knots
Station Pressure:
Average pressure........ 687.5 mb or 20.302 in. Hg
Departure from normal... -2.3 mb or -0.068 in. Hg
Highest pressure........ 698.0 mb or 20.612 in. Hg on day 02
Lowest pressure......... 675.2 mb or 19.939 in. Hg on day 26
Physio-altitude:
Average physio-alt = 10347 ft/ 3154 m
Highest physio-alt = 10810 ft/ 3295 m on day 26
Lowest physio-alt = 9956 ft/ 3035 m on day 02
Sky Cover:
Average cloud cover (8ths)... 05
Days clear................... 06
Days partly cloudy........... 14
Days cloudy.................. 11
Sunshine:
Sunset on 20 March 2002
Average hours per day... 15.5
Percent of possible..... 65
Visibility... 2 days with a visibility of 1/4 mile or less.
Snowfall..... Trace; average net change at snow stakes +0.730 inches.
**RECORDS**
Day 4 - The peak wind speed of 27 kt/31 mph tied the previous record set in
1990.
Day 5 - The peak wind speed of 31 kt/36 mph broke the previous record of 22
kt/25 mph set in 1990.
Day 5 - The average wind speed of 20.6 kt/23.7 mph broke the previous record
of 13.8 kt/15.9 mph set in 1994.
Day 6 - The maximum temperature of -18.5C/-1.3F broke the previous record
high of -18.6C/-1.5F set in 1983.
Day 6 - The peak wind speed of 24 kt/28 mph broke the previous record of 21
kt/24 mph set in 1994.
Day 7 - The maximum temperature of -19.1C/-2.4F broke the previous record
high of -19.8C/-3.6F set in 1990.
Day 7 - The peak wind speed of 26 kt/30 mph broke the previous record of 22
kt/25 mph set in 1958.
Day 8 - The peak wind speed of 22 kts/25 mph tied the previous record set in
1988.
Day 11 - The maximum temperature of -18.1C/-0.6F broke the previous record
high of -18.9C/-2.0F set in 1974.
Day 11 - The average wind speed of 21.7 kt/25.0 mph broke the previous
record of 16.8 kt/19.3 mph set in 1986.
Day 11 - The peak wind speed of 32 kt/37 mph broke the previous record of 30
kt/35 mph set in 1986.
Day 13 - The maximum temperature of -18.2C/-0.8F broke the previous record
high of -18.9C/-2.0F set in 1958.
Day 14 - The maximum temperature of -19.2C/-2.6F broke the previous record
high of -19.4C/-2.9F set in 1977.
Day 16 - The average wind speed of 15.5 kt/17.8 mph broke the previous
record of 13.5 kt/15.5 mph set in 1980.
Day 16 - The peak wind speed of 25 kt/29 mph broke the previous record of 23
kt/26 mph set in 1980.
Day 30 - The minimum temperature of -39.2C/-38.6F broke the previous record
low of -39.1C/-38.4F set in 1991.