Surface Air Temperature (SAT) Station Data

Monthly SAT data are provided for the 59 locations shown in the following chart and described in the table that follows. These data are used in "Seasonal and Regional Variation of Pan-Arctic Surface Temperature Over the Instrumental Record", Overland, J.E, M.C. Spillane, D.B. Percival, and H.O. Mofjeld, J.Clim. 2003 (submitted), and in the production of the time-longitude SAT anomaly plots elsewhere on this site. Stations whose locations are highlighted in red are those used in principal component analyses of Arctic variability.

Links in the table lead to comma-delimited ASCII data files with 99.9 as the missing value code. A header record in each provides station longitude, latitude, elevation and country code; data records contain 12 monthly values.

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Surface Air Temperature (SAT) stations, north of 64N, at which lengthy monthly data records are available. The percent data and time span statistics are based on the entire record at the station and may vary between months.

Order Station WMO# ELon NLat Time Span Percent Locale

1 Bodo Vi 01152 14.4 67.3 1868:2002 100.0 Water

2 Svalbard(See footnote a) 01008 15.5 78.3 1912:2002 97.8 Polar desert

3 Tromso 01025 18.9 69.7 1856:2002 100.0 Tundra

4 Bjornoya 01028 19.0 74.5 1949:2002 99.5 Water

5 Karesuando 02080 21.5 68.5 1881:2002 100.0 Wooded tundra

6 Haparanda 02196 24.1 65.8 1860:2002 99.9 Coastal edges

7 Vardo 01098 31.1 70.4 1829:2002 87.9 Water

8 Ostrov Victoria 20026 36.8 80.2 1959:1995 93.2 Water

9 Arhangelsk 22550 40.7 64.5 1813:2002 80.4 Main taiga

10 Kanin Nos 22165 43.3 68.7 1915:2002 94.3 Water

11 Nagurskoye 20034 47.6 80.8 1952:1995 98.9 Water

12 Malye Karmakuly 20744 52.7 72.4 1897:1999 90.6 Tundra

13 Narjan-Mar 23205 53.0 67.6 1926:2002 97.7 Tundra

14 Ostrov Rudolfa 20049 58.0 81.8 1932:1995 85.8 Water

15 Mys Zelanija 20353 63.6 77.0 1931:1996 98.7 Polar desert

16 Salehard 23330 66.7 66.5 1882:2002 98.6 Bogs/woods

17 Ostrov Belyj 20667 70.1 73.3 1933:2001 97.1 Water

18 Ostrov Dikson 20674 80.4 73.5 1916:2002 96.6 Water

19 Turuhansk 23472 87.9 65.8 1880:2002 95.7 Northern taiga

20 Mys Golomianny 20087 90.6 79.6 1930:2002 90.6 Water

21 Tura 24507 100.2 64.3 1928:2002 97.9 Main taiga

22 Khatanga 20891 102.5 72.0 1929:2002 92.6 Wooded tundra

23 O. Preobrazhenia 21504 112.9 74.7 1934:1996 98.3 Water

24 Bukhta Tiksi 21824 128.9 71.6 1932:2002 96.9 Water

25 Verhojansk 24266 133.4 67.6 1885:2002 96.5 Northern taiga

26 Ostrov Kotelnyj 21432 137.9 76.0 1933:2002 91.7 Polar desert

27 Mys Salaurova 21647 143.2 73.2 1928:2001 96.1 Water

28 Zyrjanka 25400 150.9 65.7 1935:2002 98.8 Northern taiga

29 Bukhta Ambarchik 25034 162.3 69.6 1935:1999 98.8 Water

30 Anadyr 25563 177.6 64.8 1898:2002 92.0 Tundra

31 Mys Shmidta 25173 180.6 68.9 1932:2002 95.0 Tundra

32 Ostrov Vrangel 21982 181.5 71.0 1926:2002 96.9 Water

33 Bukhta Providenia 25594 186.8 64.4 1934:2002 96.0 Tundra

34 Mys Uelen 25399 190.2 66.2 1918:2002 84.6 Water

35 Nome 70200 194.6 64.5 1906:2002 98.7 Water

36 Barrow 70026 203.2 71.3 1893:2002 100.0 Tundra

37 Fairbanks 70261 212.1 64.8 1904:2002 98.7 Main taiga

38 Inuvik 71957 226.5 68.3 1892:2002 84.5 Tundra

39 Norman Wells 71043 233.2 65.3 1898:2002 95.2 Main taiga

40 Sachs Harbour 71051 234.7 72.0 1955:2002 94.4 Water

41 Mould Bay 71072 240.7 76.2 1948:2000 99.1 Water

42 Coppermine 71938 244.9 67.8 1930:2002 96.6 Tundra

43 Cambridge Bay 71925 254.9 69.1 1929:2002 87.7 Tundra

44 Baker Lake 71926 263.9 64.3 1946:2002 94.0 Tundra

45 Resolute 71924 265.0 74.7 1947:2002 97.9 Tundra

46 Eureka 71917 274.1 80.0 1947:2002 97.9 Water

47 Pond Inlet 71095 282.0 72.7 1922:2002 77.4 Tundra

48 Cape Dorset 71910 283.5 64.2 1927:2002 83.7 Water

49 Frobisher Bay 71909 291.4 63.8 1913:2002 89.0 Tundra

50 Alert 71082 297.7 82.5 1950:2002 96.4 Polar desert

51 Upernavik 04210 303.8 72.8 1873:2002 98.8 Water

52 Godthab Nuuk 04250 308.2 64.2 1866:2002 98.0 Tundra

53 Egedesminde(See footnote b) 04220 308.9 69.2 1866:2002 98.2 Water

54 Angmagssalik 04360 322.4 65.6 1895:2002 98.5 Water

55 Kap Tobin 04339 338.0 70.5 1931:2002 64.8 Water

56 Stykkisholmur 04013 337.3 65.1 1846:2002 96.6 Tundra

57 Reykjavik 04030 338.1 64.1 1901:2002 99.7 Cool grass

58 Station Nord 04312 343.3 81.6 1952:2002 77.5 Ice

59 Jan Mayen 01001 351.3 70.9 1921:2002 99.0 Water

a. The Svalbard series is an amalgam of Istfjord Radio (WMO#01005 1912-1980) and the continuing Svalbard Lufthavn record, 1977-Present.
b. The Egedesminde series combines Jakobshavn (WMO#04221 1866-1980) data with the continuing Egedesminde record, 1949-Present.

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Surface Air Temperature (SAT) stations, north of 64N, at which lengthy monthly data records are available. The percent data and time span statistics are based on the entire record at the station and may vary between months.
Order	Station	WMO#	ELon	NLat	Time Span	Percent	Locale

1	Bodo Vi	01152	14.4	67.3	1868:2002	100.0	Water
2	Svalbard(See footnote a)	01008	15.5	78.3	1912:2002	97.8	Polar desert
3	Tromso	01025	18.9	69.7	1856:2002	100.0	Tundra
4	Bjornoya	01028	19.0	74.5	1949:2002	99.5	Water
5	Karesuando	02080	21.5	68.5	1881:2002	100.0	Wooded tundra
6	Haparanda	02196	24.1	65.8	1860:2002	99.9	Coastal edges
7	Vardo	01098	31.1	70.4	1829:2002	87.9	Water
8	Ostrov Victoria	20026	36.8	80.2	1959:1995	93.2	Water
9	Arhangelsk	22550	40.7	64.5	1813:2002	80.4	Main taiga
10	Kanin Nos	22165	43.3	68.7	1915:2002	94.3	Water
11	Nagurskoye	20034	47.6	80.8	1952:1995	98.9	Water
12	Malye Karmakuly	20744	52.7	72.4	1897:1999	90.6	Tundra
13	Narjan-Mar	23205	53.0	67.6	1926:2002	97.7	Tundra
14	Ostrov Rudolfa	20049	58.0	81.8	1932:1995	85.8	Water
15	Mys Zelanija	20353	63.6	77.0	1931:1996	98.7	Polar desert
16	Salehard	23330	66.7	66.5	1882:2002	98.6	Bogs/woods
17	Ostrov Belyj	20667	70.1	73.3	1933:2001	97.1	Water
18	Ostrov Dikson	20674	80.4	73.5	1916:2002	96.6	Water
19	Turuhansk	23472	87.9	65.8	1880:2002	95.7	Northern taiga
20	Mys Golomianny	20087	90.6	79.6	1930:2002	90.6	Water
21	Tura	24507	100.2	64.3	1928:2002	97.9	Main taiga
22	Khatanga	20891	102.5	72.0	1929:2002	92.6	Wooded tundra
23	O. Preobrazhenia	21504	112.9	74.7	1934:1996	98.3	Water
24	Bukhta Tiksi	21824	128.9	71.6	1932:2002	96.9	Water
25	Verhojansk	24266	133.4	67.6	1885:2002	96.5	Northern taiga
26	Ostrov Kotelnyj	21432	137.9	76.0	1933:2002	91.7	Polar desert
27	Mys Salaurova	21647	143.2	73.2	1928:2001	96.1	Water
28	Zyrjanka	25400	150.9	65.7	1935:2002	98.8	Northern taiga
29	Bukhta Ambarchik	25034	162.3	69.6	1935:1999	98.8	Water
30	Anadyr	25563	177.6	64.8	1898:2002	92.0	Tundra
31	Mys Shmidta	25173	180.6	68.9	1932:2002	95.0	Tundra
32	Ostrov Vrangel	21982	181.5	71.0	1926:2002	96.9	Water
33	Bukhta Providenia	25594	186.8	64.4	1934:2002	96.0	Tundra
34	Mys Uelen	25399	190.2	66.2	1918:2002	84.6	Water
35	Nome	70200	194.6	64.5	1906:2002	98.7	Water
36	Barrow	70026	203.2	71.3	1893:2002	100.0	Tundra
37	Fairbanks	70261	212.1	64.8	1904:2002	98.7	Main taiga
38	Inuvik	71957	226.5	68.3	1892:2002	84.5	Tundra
39	Norman Wells	71043	233.2	65.3	1898:2002	95.2	Main taiga
40	Sachs Harbour	71051	234.7	72.0	1955:2002	94.4	Water
41	Mould Bay	71072	240.7	76.2	1948:2000	99.1	Water
42	Coppermine	71938	244.9	67.8	1930:2002	96.6	Tundra
43	Cambridge Bay	71925	254.9	69.1	1929:2002	87.7	Tundra
44	Baker Lake	71926	263.9	64.3	1946:2002	94.0	Tundra
45	Resolute	71924	265.0	74.7	1947:2002	97.9	Tundra
46	Eureka	71917	274.1	80.0	1947:2002	97.9	Water
47	Pond Inlet	71095	282.0	72.7	1922:2002	77.4	Tundra
48	Cape Dorset	71910	283.5	64.2	1927:2002	83.7	Water
49	Frobisher Bay	71909	291.4	63.8	1913:2002	89.0	Tundra
50	Alert	71082	297.7	82.5	1950:2002	96.4	Polar desert
51	Upernavik	04210	303.8	72.8	1873:2002	98.8	Water
52	Godthab Nuuk	04250	308.2	64.2	1866:2002	98.0	Tundra
53	Egedesminde(See footnote b)	04220	308.9	69.2	1866:2002	98.2	Water
54	Angmagssalik	04360	322.4	65.6	1895:2002	98.5	Water
55	Kap Tobin	04339	338.0	70.5	1931:2002	64.8	Water
56	Stykkisholmur	04013	337.3	65.1	1846:2002	96.6	Tundra
57	Reykjavik	04030	338.1	64.1	1901:2002	99.7	Cool grass
58	Station Nord	04312	343.3	81.6	1952:2002	77.5	Ice
59	Jan Mayen	01001	351.3	70.9	1921:2002	99.0	Water
a. The Svalbard series is an amalgam of Istfjord Radio (WMO#01005 1912-1980) and the continuing Svalbard Lufthavn record, 1977-Present. b. The Egedesminde series combines Jakobshavn (WMO#04221 1866-1980) data with the continuing Egedesminde record, 1949-Present.