Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr. Memorial Airport

PATQ · United States

Climate Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr. Memorial Airport 2020-2024

Climate and trends: average temperature, flight conditions, precipitation, wind speed and direction.

Calculated from historical METAR data of Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr. Memorial Airport (PATQ) between 2020 and 2024.

VFR conditions (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 48.5 60 21 32 44 67
February 48.5 20 28 51 55 69
March 56.7 46 72 39 60 63
April 51.8 43 47 76 45
May 24.9 10 18 14 45
June 0 0 0 0
July 51.5 63 7 78 26
August 21.6 26 21 20 25
September 31.6 28 21 46 19
October 47.0 39 53 50 41
November 46.2 26 58 39 61
December 0 0 0 0
Average 42.6 37.2 35.5 34.4 46.1 41.6

VFR conditions during daylight period

Percentage of observations where the VFR minimums for ceiling and visibility are met: visibility of 5 mi or more and a ceiling of 3,000 ft or more. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Marginal VFR conditions (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 54.8 64 27 39 52 78
February 58.3 27 61 59 67 76
March 63.4 58 76 43 69 69
April 60.0 53 55 80 58
May 36.7 24 37 27 48
June 0 0 0 0
July 77.3 84 42 89 85
August 52.7 53 49 63 40
September 55.5 53 42 60 51
October 66.6 52 75 73 58
November 68.2 38 77 66 75
December 0 0 0 0
Average 57.4 46.3 52.3 51.6 64.0 57.2

Marginal VFR conditions or better during daylight period

Percentage of observations where the MVFR minimums for ceiling and visibility are met: visibility of 3⅛ mi or more and a ceiling of 1,000 ft or more. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January -20.1 -19 -19 -25 -20 -24
February -22.7 -19 -27 -27 -28 -30
March -17.7 -19 -15 -18 -20 -15
April -12.5 -16 -13 -11 -7
May -1.3 1 -1 -3 -1
June 10.3 11 11 10 10
July 14.9 19 13 15 11
August 9.8 12 10 8 11
September 5.3 6 6 4 4
October -3.3 -2 -3 -5 -3
November -10.6 -8 -7 -15 -10
December -17.8 -14 -10 -21 -19
Average -8.6 -19.0 -4.5 -5.0 -7.0 -6.5

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°C)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January -27.2 -26 -24 -32 -26 -30
February -29.2 -26 -33 -33 -36 -37
March -25.4 -27 -24 -26 -28 -25
April -21.7 -25 -22 -20 -16
May -6.1 -5 -6 -7 -8
June 2.3 3 3 2 2
July 7.2 10 5 7 3
August 4.2 6 4 3 5
September 0.5 1 0 -1 0
October -8.3 -7 -8 -9 -7
November -16.6 -13 -14 -20 -16
December -23.3 -22 -18 -28 -24
Average -15.9 -27.7 -11.6 -13.9 -14.4 -13.8

6th lowest temperature of United States

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Precipitation (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 47.0 67 54 42 37 56
February 42.8 69 42 24 30 39
March 34.2 42 23 24 31 43
April 49.8 56 54 18 52
May 41.1 38 45 54 48
June 0 0 0 0
July 19.1 16 7 52 26
August 18.1 17 17 18 7
September 19.0 24 15 18 25
October 27.9 42 34 26 14
November 52.1 84 47 41 45
December 0 0 0 0
Average 36.6 54.6 35.6 29.8 26.9 31.3

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (knots)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 12.2 13 14 13 12 10
February 10.6 12 9 10 7 8
March 12.0 11 12 12 11 13
April 10.7 10 13 9 10
May 11.4 8 11 12 13
June 0 0 0 0
July 8.8 11 6 10 8
August 10.6 11 11 12 9
September 10.2 10 12 10 10
October 10.8 10 12 8 11
November 13.5 18 11 12 13
December 0 0 0 0
Average 11.2 11.6 10.5 11.4 10.3 10.6

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 246° 062° 239° 078° 248°
February 065° 066° 110° 021° 180°
March 069° 182° 079° 090° 226°
April 085° 082° 222° 235°
May 094° 324° 085° 079°
June 360° 360° 360° 360°
July 090° 002° 120° 234°
August 108° 053° 269° 055°
September 058° 080° 107° 056°
October 167° 131° 083° 123°
November 059° 179° 059° 207°
December 360° 360° 360° 360°

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.