Heating and Wind Design Conditions for Alaska
City | Lat. | Long. | Elev. | Std. Pres. | Heating Dry Bulb, °C | Extreme Wind Speed, m/s | Coldest Month WS / MCDB | MCWS / MCWD to DB | Annual Extreme Daily | ||||||||||||
0.4% | 1% | 99.6% | 0.4% | Mean DB | Std. DB | ||||||||||||||||
°N | °W | Meters | kPa | 99.6% | 99% | 1% | 2.5% | 5% | WS | MCDB | WS | MCDB | MCWS | PWD | MCWS | PWD | Max | Min | Max | Min | |
Adak, NAS | 51.88 | 176.65 | 4 | 101.28 | -7.0 | -5.1 | 15.3 | 13.4 | 11.9 | 17.8 | 0.9 | 15.1 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 210 | 4.6 | 170 | 19.7 | -11.7 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
Anchorage, Elemendorf AFB | 61.25 | 149.80 | 65 | 100.55 | -25.1 | -22.0 | 7.7 | 6.2 | 5.3 | 8.1 | -3.6 | 6.6 | -3.6 | 1.3 | 50 | 3.1 | 260 | 25.0 | -27.8 | 1.8 | 3.6 |
Anchorage, Fort Richardson | 61.27 | 149.65 | 115 | 99.95 | -28.2 | -25.0 | 8.3 | 6.3 | 5.0 | 8.9 | 1.6 | 6.8 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 50 | 2.2 | 270 | 26.6 | -30.7 | 1.2 | 3.5 |
Anchorage, Int’l Airport | 61.17 | 150.02 | 40 | 100.85 | -25.6 | -22.5 | 9.8 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 10.3 | -7.7 | 8.6 | -7.8 | 1.7 | 10 | 3.7 | 290 | 24.8 | -27.8 | 1.6 | 4.0 |
Annette | 55.03 | 131.57 | 34 | 100.92 | -10.8 | -8.4 | 13.8 | 11.8 | 10.2 | 13.7 | 5.1 | 12.4 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 40 | 3.8 | 320 | 27.3 | -12.2 | 2.1 | 3.0 |
Barrow | 71.30 | 156.78 | 4 | 101.28 | -40.3 | -38.0 | 12.5 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 13.4 | -16.3 | 11.5 | -18.1 | 3.3 | 140 | 5.3 | 90 | 18.4 | -42.9 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
Bethel | 60.78 | 161.80 | 46 | 100.77 | -33.3 | -31.1 | 13.8 | 12.1 | 10.7 | 15.1 | -13.3 | 13.4 | -15.0 | 5.6 | 20 | 5.1 | 360 | 25.7 | -35.3 | 1.8 | 3.7 |
Bettles | 66.92 | 151.52 | 196 | 98.99 | -45.2 | -42.3 | 8.2 | 7.3 | 6.2 | 8.4 | -11.7 | 7.1 | -14.2 | 0.8 | 340 | 3.6 | 190 | 29.4 | -48.4 | 2.2 | 3.2 |
Big Delta, Ft. Greely | 64.00 | 145.73 | 391 | 96.72 | -42.8 | -39.5 | 15.0 | 12.7 | 11.1 | 16.8 | -17.9 | 14.6 | -16.3 | 1.4 | 180 | 3.8 | 180 | 28.6 | -44.2 | 1.8 | 4.2 |
Cold Bay | 55.20 | 162.73 | 31 | 100.95 | -14.3 | -12.1 | 16.8 | 15.0 | 13.3 | 20.4 | 1.3 | 17.8 | 1.1 | 6.6 | 340 | 7.1 | 140 | 19.3 | -16.7 | 2.2 | 2.9 |
Cordova | 60.50 | 145.50 | 13 | 101.17 | -20.2 | -17.4 | 9.6 | 8.3 | 7.2 | 10.9 | 4.2 | 9.6 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 340 | 3.7 | 240 | 26.2 | -23.0 | 2.8 | 3.0 |
Deadhorse | 70.20 | 148.47 | 17 | 101.12 | -37.6 | -36.7 | 14.1 | 12.7 | 11.3 | 15.3 | -18.1 | 13.5 | -21.6 | 5.3 | 240 | 5.4 | 60 | 25.3 | -46.2 | 7.9 | 2.9 |
Dillingham | 59.05 | 158.52 | 29 | 100.98 | -28.9 | -25.1 | 11.2 | 9.9 | 8.8 | 12.6 | -6.5 | 10.9 | -6.3 | 2.3 | 40 | 4.3 | 180 | 23.3 | -32.8 | 1.7 | 5.2 |
Fairbanks, Eielson AFB | 64.67 | 147.10 | 167 | 99.33 | -36.1 | -34.8 | 6.2 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 6.4 | -6.2 | 4.9 | -9.0 | 0.1 | 150 | 2.1 | 290 | 30.8 | -43.6 | 2.1 | 4.3 |
Fairbanks, Int’l Airport | 64.82 | 147.87 | 138 | 99.68 | -44.0 | -40.7 | 7.8 | 6.7 | 5.8 | 7.1 | -11.6 | 5.4 | -11.9 | 0.7 | 10 | 3.7 | 220 | 30.3 | -44.4 | 2.1 | 4.3 |
Galena | 64.73 | 156.93 | 46 | 100.77 | -36.3 | -35.2 | 8.1 | 6.9 | 5.9 | 8.5 | -10.0 | 7.2 | -9.3 | 0.2 | 270 | 2.2 | 320 | 28.9 | -45.5 | 1.4 | 5.8 |
Gulkana | 62.15 | 145.45 | 481 | 95.68 | -42.4 | -39.3 | 11.7 | 10.5 | 9.3 | 10.0 | -8.6 | 8.3 | -8.1 | 1.3 | 360 | 3.2 | 180 | 27.8 | -43.4 | 1.8 | 4.1 |
Homer | 59.63 | 151.50 | 22 | 101.06 | -17.7 | -15.5 | 9.9 | 8.9 | 8.1 | 10.4 | -4.4 | 9.3 | -2.6 | 3.8 | 30 | 4.3 | 270 | 21.3 | -20.5 | 2.2 | 3.8 |
Juneau | 58.37 | 134.58 | 7 | 101.24 | -15.8 | -13.7 | 12.1 | 10.2 | 9.1 | 13.0 | 4.1 | 11.0 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 360 | 4.1 | 230 | 27.0 | -18.1 | 1.4 | 2.7 |
Kenai | 60.57 | 151.25 | 29 | 100.98 | -29.8 | -25.5 | 10.1 | 9.0 | 8.2 | 11.0 | -3.9 | 9.9 | -4.5 | 1.1 | 30 | 4.2 | 270 | 23.9 | -32.9 | 1.9 | 4.1 |
Ketchikan | 55.35 | 131.70 | 29 | 100.98 | -10.3 | -6.7 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 8.7 | 12.9 | 5.7 | 10.8 | 5.5 | 2.4 | 280 | 4.8 | 320 | 25.5 | -13.8 | 1.0 | 2.9 |
King Salmon | 58.68 | 156.65 | 15 | 101.14 | -31.1 | -28.4 | 14.3 | 12.4 | 10.7 | 14.9 | 2.1 | 12.6 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 360 | 5.4 | 270 | 25.3 | -35.1 | 1.9 | 4.0 |
Kodiak, State USCG Base | 57.75 | 152.50 | 34 | 100.92 | -13.8 | -11.4 | 15.0 | 13.2 | 11.6 | 15.1 | -2.3 | 13.5 | -1.3 | 8.1 | 300 | 4.8 | 320 | 24.4 | -17.2 | 2.0 | 3.4 |
Kotzebue | 66.87 | 162.63 | 5 | 101.26 | -37.6 | -35.2 | 15.7 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 16.7 | -10.1 | 14.5 | -10.0 | 3.0 | 70 | 5.1 | 300 | 23.7 | -39.3 | 2.7 | 3.6 |
McGrath | 62.97 | 155.62 | 103 | 100.09 | -43.8 | -40.8 | 8.1 | 7.1 | 6.2 | 8.0 | -5.2 | 6.4 | -11.4 | 0.6 | 310 | 3.3 | 340 | 28.2 | -46.8 | 1.8 | 3.9 |
Middleton Island | 59.43 | 146.33 | 14 | 101.16 | -7.6 | -6.0 | 17.7 | 15.3 | 13.3 | 18.9 | 1.5 | 16.6 | 2.5 | 8.2 | 330 | 3.7 | 260 | 19.0 | -9.5 | 2.7 | 3.8 |
Nenana | 64.55 | 149.08 | 110 | 100.01 | -46.2 | -42.5 | 7.3 | 6.3 | 5.5 | 8.0 | -12.4 | 6.9 | -13.1 | 1.1 | 250 | 3.0 | 60 | 30.4 | -46.6 | 2.3 | 4.0 |
Nome | 64.50 | 165.43 | 7 | 101.24 | -34.8 | -32.3 | 13.5 | 11.9 | 10.5 | 13.7 | -8.2 | 12.3 | -7.9 | 1.6 | 20 | 5.2 | 260 | 24.6 | -37.2 | 2.3 | 3.5 |
Northway | 62.97 | 141.93 | 525 | 95.18 | -36.7 | -35.5 | 6.9 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 6.4 | -24.8 | 5.4 | -21.3 | 0.1 | 300 | 3.2 | 290 | 28.3 | -47.6 | 1.5 | 3.3 |
Port Heiden | 56.95 | 158.62 | 29 | 100.98 | -21.1 | -18.8 | 17.0 | 14.2 | 12.3 | 16.9 | 2.4 | 14.4 | 1.7 | 7.4 | 60 | 6.9 | 160 | 23.1 | -23.8 | 2.4 | 4.1 |
Saint Paul Island | 57.15 | 170.22 | 9 | 101.22 | -18.7 | -16.1 | 18.4 | 16.3 | 14.6 | 20.8 | -4.3 | 18.3 | -6.2 | 8.3 | 350 | 6.4 | 240 | 14.4 | -19.2 | 2.9 | 3.8 |
Sitka | 57.07 | 135.35 | 20 | 101.08 | -8.9 | -6.2 | 10.4 | 9.3 | 8.4 | 10.9 | 4.3 | 9.8 | 5.1 | 3.4 | 70 | 3.9 | 230 | 24.7 | -11.5 | 3.4 | 2.8 |
Talkeetna | 62.30 | 150.10 | 109 | 100.02 | -33.4 | -29.7 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 6.2 | 8.4 | -10.7 | 7.8 | -9.5 | 1.7 | 50 | 3.3 | 200 | 27.9 | -37.0 | 1.6 | 4.4 |
Valdez | 61.13 | 146.35 | 10 | 101.20 | -15.5 | -13.8 | 10.8 | 8.7 | 7.3 | 12.5 | -10.5 | 10.0 | -9.2 | 6.6 | 70 | 4.3 | 240 | 24.4 | -17.2 | 2.0 | 3.4 |
Yakutat | 59.52 | 139.67 | 9 | 101.22 | -19.6 | -16.4 | 10.5 | 8.6 | 7.2 | 11.0 | 2.3 | 9.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 100 | 3.8 | 320 | 24.1 | -22.4 | 2.2 | 3.9 |