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Red Dog Mine, Alaska

Community in Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska

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What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Red Dog Mine, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.7 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Red DogPADG

At an airfield/2.7 mi away/969 ft/117 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank994of 1,023

measured daily1 instrument

Ak Red Dog Mine 3 SSWRDMA2

At a cooperative observer's station/3.1 mi away/942 ft/90 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Ak Red Dog Mine 3 SSW, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 3.1 mi from Red Dog Mine, Alaska. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 6:30 PM local time: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The air

27.3 F with a dew point of 18.8 F, 70 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,900 ft up.

Chart of the air at Ak Red Dog Mine 3 SSW: temperature 27.3 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 18.8, 70 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,900 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RDMA2FIG. B THE AIR AT AK RED DOG MINE 3 SSWTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00010 F20 F30 F40 FSATURATES 1,900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 17.0 FTEMPERATURE 27.3 FDEW POINT 18.8 FSPREAD 8.5 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 70 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLEAk Red Dog Mine 3 SSW, the airSTATION REPORT · DCP RDMA2TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-RDMA2-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The column

At 933 ft above sea level, 3 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.93 inHg and the temperature at 55.7 F; it reports 27.3 F, 28.4 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Ak Red Dog Mine 3 SSW stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 933 feet above sea level with 3 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.93 inches of mercury, and temperature, 55.7 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RDMA2FIG. D WHERE AK RED DOG MINE 3 SSW STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREAK RED DOG MINE 3 SSW3 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT933 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE28.93 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE55.7 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED27.3 FTITLEAk Red Dog Mine 3 SSW, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP RDMA2TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-RDMA2-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 13 degrees above the horizon at 68.03 N, and the day is 8 h 52 min long. Level ground there takes 22 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Ak Red Dog Mine 3 SSW, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 13 degrees above the horizon, against 45 at the June solstice, 22 at the equinoxes and -1 at the December solstice; the day is 8 h 52 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RDMA2FIG. E THE SUN AT AK RED DOG MINE 3 SSWELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 45°EQUINOXES 22°DECEMBER SOLSTICE -1°OCT 16, 13°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 8 H 52 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 22 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 68.03 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.2°TITLEAk Red Dog Mine 3 SSW, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP RDMA2TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-RDMA2-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Ak Red Dog Mine 3 SSW, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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