DURATION OF COLD TEMPERATURE OVER NORTH AMERICA

The duration of temperature as low as -60F over North America is presented. Data from 106 stations across the United States and Canada were tabulated to provide the longest period of temperature at or below eight 'threshold' temperatures in ten years. Also depicted are expected (approximat...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tattelman,Paul I.
Other Authors: AIR FORCE CAMBRIDGE RESEARCH LABS L G HANSCOM FIELD MASS
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1968
Subjects:
Meteorology
(*ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE
PERIODIC VARIATIONS)
COLD WEATHER TESTS
WEATHER STATIONS
ICE
WEATHER FORECASTING
DIURNAL VARIATIONS
METEOROLOGICAL CHARTS
DISTRIBUTION
CANADA
ALASKA
UNITED STATES
WINTER
Canada
Yukon
Alaska
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0669567
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0669567
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Summary:The duration of temperature as low as -60F over North America is presented. Data from 106 stations across the United States and Canada were tabulated to provide the longest period of temperature at or below eight 'threshold' temperatures in ten years. Also depicted are expected (approximately 50 percent probability) duration of six 'threshold' temperatures during any single winter season. Durations at or below -60F have exceeded 48 hours in the Yukon, but the longest duration of -40F over the contiguous United States was only two hours along the Canadian border of North Dakota. (Author)

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