Situated at the head of a deep, stillwater fjord in the northeast section of Prince William Sound, Valdez is surrounded by the Chugach Mountains. The location of Valdez brings some interesting weather patterns from high wind to significant snowfall. Valdez is the snow capital of the Unites States receiving an average of 320 inches of snowfall each year. Check out some weather stats for Valdez provided by the local office of the National Weather Service.
Top 5 Snow Events
(snow in inches per season)
1990- 560.7
1992- 516.6
2011- 438.3
2000- 395.0
2001- 391.3
Top 5 Liquid Precip Events
(rain in inches per season)
1995- 122.65
1981- 93.30
1988- 90.97
1989- 86.12
1992- 85.14
Top 5 Wind Records
(Date & MPH)
November 29, 2012- 97mph
January 10, 1980- 94 mph
February 13, 2011- 94 mph
February 26, 2011- 87 mph
January 9, 1980- 85 mph
Maximum Temperature
(Date & Degrees Fahrenheit)
June 26, 1997- 86 degrees
July 3, 1999- 85 degrees
July 2, 1979- 85 degrees
July 27, 1987- 84 degrees
August 8, 2008- 83 degrees
Minimum Temperature
(Date & Degrees Fahrenheit)
February 5, 1999- 10 below zero
January 17, 2011- 9 below zero
January 22, 1989- 8 below zero
January 25, 1973- 8 below zero
January 4, 1975- 7 below zero
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KVAK Weather Update As of Friday, June 14, 2013
High Temperature Temp - 76 - Tuesday
Low Temperature
Temp 43 -Saturday
Temperature records broken over the course of the past week The high temperature of 74 on Wednesday broke the previous record of 72
Snowfall for the Season 404.6 inches
79 inches above normal
Broke 400 inches 2 seasons in a row
The snow season was 217 days - 10/13 through 5/17
Precipitation for the Month .30 inches
.7 inches below normal
Precipitation Year-To-Date 37.2 inches
Just under 13 inches above normal
Precipitaion records broken this past week No precipitation records were broken this past week
All temperatures and measurements are provided by the local office
of the National Weather Service
