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