Rainfall this month in the eastern Interior

Info on the rainfall in the eastern Interior...

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1119 PM AKDT MON JUL 26 2010

...HEAVY JULY RAINFALL IN THE EASTERN INTERIOR...

RAINFALL FOR JULY IN THE UPPER TANANA VALLEY AND FORTYMILE COUNTRY
ARE AT APPROACHING MONTHLY RECORDS.

AT TOK...4.93 INCHES OF RAIN HAS BEEN MEASURED SO FAR THIS MONTH. THIS IS ALREADY THE HIGHEST JULY RAINFALL OF RECORD IN TOK...BREAKING THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 4.43 INCHES IN 1992. WEATHER OBSERVATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE IN TOK SINCE 1954.

AT THE NORTHWAY AIRPORT...A TOTAL OF 6.12 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN THUS FAR THIS MONTH. THIS IS THE SECOND HIGHEST JULY TOTAL OF RECORD...EXCEEDED ONLY BY 6.42 INCHES IN 2005. WEATHER OBSERVATIONS HAVE BEEN TAKEN AT NORTHWAY SINCE 1942.

AT EAGLE...4.07 INCHES OF RAIN SO FAR THIS MONTH MAKES THIS THE 4TH WETTEST JULY OF RECORD. THE WETTEST JULY OF RECORD AT EAGLE WAS IN 2008..WHEN 6.04 INCHES OF RAIN FELL. WEATHER RECORDS IN EAGLE HAVE BEEN MADE...WITH SOME BREAKS...SINCE 1898.

OTHER JULY TOTALS THROUGH JULY 26TH FROM COOPERATIVE SITES WITH MUCH SHORTER PERIODS OF WEATHER OBSERVATIONS INCLUDE....

PORT ALCAN ON THE ALASKA HIGHWAY........6.40 INCHES
OBRIEN CREEK ON THE TAYLOR HIGHWAY......6.40 INCHES
CHICKEN.................................5.44 INCHES

the TWRA2 RAWS..NEAR PARADISE HILL...BETWEEN NORTHWAY JUNCTION AND THE BORDER...HAS MEASURED 8.07 INCHES OF RAIN THUS FAR THIS MONTH. THIS STATION RECORDED 9.04 INCHES OF RAIN IN JULY 2001.

Updated Wednesday Morning: Between June 25 and July 24, Northway recorded 9.29" of rain. This is, by far, the highest 30-day precip of record. In second place is June 19 to July 18, 2005, with 6.95".