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3-Glacier
Temperature Summary
**PROVISIONAL DATA--SUBJECT TO REVIEW**
Definitions:
Annual temperatures are for hydrologic year: Oct.1 of
proceeding year through Sept 30.
Winter temperature average:
Sept. 1 of proceeding year to May 15 for Gulkana
Glacier
Sept. 16 of proceeding year to May 15 for
Wolverine Glacier
Nov. 1 of proceeding year to April 30 for South Cascade Glacier
Summer temperature average:
May 15 to August 31 for Gulkana Glacier
May 15 to September 15 for Wolverine
Glacier
May 1 to Oct. 31 for South Cascade Glacier
Notes:
Gulkana: Temperature sensor changed at the beginning of 1999
hydrologic year; new
sensor reads about 1.1°C warmer than older sensor based on 3 years overlap.
Data currently uncorrected for sensor change.
Wolverine: Temperature sensor changed at the beginning of 1999
hydrologic year; new
sensor reads 0.5-1.0°C warmer than older sensor. Data currently uncorrected
for sensor change.
|
South Cascade Glacier |
Wolverine Glacier |
Gulkana Glacier |
|
1615 m. |
990 m |
1480 m |
YEAR |
Tannual |
Twinter |
Tsummer |
Tannual |
Twinter |
Tsummer |
Tannual |
Twinter |
Tsummer |
1962 |
1.0 |
-3.5 |
5.5 |
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1963 |
|
-1.5 |
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1964 |
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1965 |
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1966 |
2.6 |
-1.6 |
6.7 |
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1967 |
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1968 |
|
|
5.7 |
-1.0 |
|
6.0 |
-4.6 |
|
6.7 |
1969 |
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|
|
-1.8 |
-5.8 |
5.7 |
-3.4 |
-7.4 |
4.9 |
1970 |
3.7 |
-0.1 |
7.6 |
-1.1 |
-3.0 |
3.4 |
-3.3 |
-5.7 |
3.7 |
1971 |
|
|
6.5 |
|
-7.4 |
4.0 |
-5.7 |
-10.8 |
5.6 |
1972 |
0.5 |
-4.8 |
5.9 |
-3.2 |
-8.3 |
5.2 |
-6.4 |
-11.1 |
4.3 |
1973 |
|
-2.8 |
|
-2.2 |
-5.3 |
3.8 |
-5.5 |
-9.1 |
2.7 |
1974 |
|
|
|
-1.5 |
-5.9 |
6.8 |
-4.6 |
-9.5 |
5.9 |
1975 |
|
-4.0 |
|
-2.5 |
-6.2 |
4.7 |
-4.6 |
-8.4 |
4.7 |
1976 |
|
-3.3 |
|
-2.5 |
-6.3 |
5.3 |
|
-9.4 |
|
1977 |
|
-0.9 |
|
|
-3.9 |
6.2 |
-2.9 |
-6.6 |
5.9 |
1978 |
|
-2.0 |
|
|
-2.6 |
|
-3.3 |
-6.9 |
4.4 |
1979 |
|
|
|
-0.5 |
-4.7 |
6.8 |
-3.9 |
-7.6 |
4.7 |
1980 |
|
-0.7 |
|
-1.3 |
-4.5 |
5.0 |
-3.0 |
-6.1 |
5.1 |
1981 |
|
|
|
0.4 |
-2.3 |
5.9 |
-2.6 |
-5.7 |
5.0 |
1982 |
1.3 |
-2.6 |
5.2 |
-2.0 |
-5.6 |
4.9 |
-3.3 |
|
5.5 |
1983 |
1.9 |
-1.4 |
5.1 |
-0.9 |
-4.2 |
5.9 |
-4.6 |
-7.6 |
4.0 |
1984 |
1.7 |
-1.5 |
4.7 |
-0.1 |
-3.6 |
6.5 |
|
|
3.9 |
1985 |
2.3 |
-1.9 |
6.3 |
-1.7 |
-4.9 |
5.0 |
-4.8 |
-8.2 |
4.0 |
1986 |
3.3 |
-1.1 |
7.7 |
|
-5.0 |
3.8 |
-4.8 |
-8.4 |
4.3 |
1987 |
4.5 |
-0.2 |
9.0 |
-0.5 |
-3.4 |
5.4 |
|
|
5.1 |
1988 |
3.5 |
-1.1 |
8.1 |
|
-4.6 |
5.4 |
-2.9 |
-6.3 |
5.3 |
1989 |
1.9 |
-3.5 |
7.2 |
-0.9 |
-4.8 |
6.7 |
-3.9 |
-7.8 |
6.6 |
1990 |
3.7 |
-0.6 |
7.9 |
|
-3.7 |
6.9 |
-4.0 |
-8.2 |
6.2 |
1991 |
2.6 |
-2.0 |
7.1 |
-1.4 |
-4.9 |
5.7 |
|
|
4.4 |
1992 |
4.3 |
0.8 |
7.7 |
-1.7 |
-4.9 |
5.2 |
|
|
|
1993 |
2.0 |
-2.9 |
6.8 |
-0.4 |
-4.3 |
7.5 |
-3.5 |
-8.6 |
5.9 |
1994 |
|
|
|
|
-3.6 |
6.9 |
-2.9 |
-7.0 |
6.5 |
1995 |
|
|
|
-1.1 |
-4.8 |
5.7 |
-4.1 |
-8.4 |
5.1 |
1996 |
|
|
|
|
-5.4 |
6.8 |
-5.0 |
-8.3 |
4.0 |
1997 |
|
|
|
-0.5 |
-4.8 |
7.6 |
-4.1 |
-8.4 |
5.5 |
1998 |
|
|
|
-0.9 |
-4.0 |
5.2 |
-4.0 |
-7.1 |
4.2 |
1999 |
|
|
|
-1.1 |
-5.0 |
6.7 |
-3.8 |
-8.3 |
6.3 |
2000 |
|
|
|
-0.8 |
-4.2 |
6.0 |
-3.7 |
-7.2 |
5.0 |
2001 |
|
|
|
0.3 |
-3.0 |
6.9 |
-2.1 |
-6.0 |
6.4 |
2002 |
|
|
|
-0.9 |
-5.0 |
7.2 |
-3.8 |
-8.0 |
6.4 |
2003 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
-2.0 |
-5.2 |
6.3 |
2004 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
-2.2 |
-6.8 |
9.2 |
2005 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
-2.0 |
-6.1 |
6.9 |
|
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|
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|
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|
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Average |
2.6 |
-1.9 |
6.7 |
-1.3 |
-4.8 |
5.7 |
-3.8 |
-7.7 |
5.3 |
StdDev |
1.2 |
1.4 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
1.2 |
Max |
4.5 |
0.8 |
9.0 |
0.4 |
-2.3 |
7.6 |
-2.0 |
-5.2 |
9.2 |
Min |
0.5 |
-4.8 |
4.7 |
-3.2 |
-8.3 |
3.4 |
-6.4 |
-11.1 |
2.7 |
# of years |
16 |
23 |
18 |
24 |
31 |
31 |
33 |
32 |
36 |
Data in text format: here.
Maintainer: Rod March
Last update:
Wednesday, March 14, 2007 01:18 PM
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