Bens Farm
Weather Station of the U.S. Weather Service

Located, Alaska, Bens Farm is at an elevation of 150 feet and was established as a weather station on 01 May 1969.

From 1971 to 2000, the following average readings were recorded:

 - - - - - - - - - JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC YEAR Average High....... 21.2 26.6 35.7 47.4 59.2 66.5 69.0 66.4 56.9 41.2 27.6 23.1 45.1 Average Low........ 4.8 8.8 17.2 29.1 38.1 46.1 50.0 47.6 40.7 27.3 13.0 7.5 27.5 Monthly Precipitn.. .79 .82 .47 .34 .60 1.06 1.93 2.00 2.26 1.43 1.04 1.26 14.00 Heating Degree Days 1612 1324 1195 803 508 262 172 249 486 953 1342 1541 10447 Cooling Degree Days 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 

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