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CXAK58 PABE 011022  
CLMBET  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
222 AM AKDT WED MAY 01 2024  
   
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..THE BETHEL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2024
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1948 TO 2024  
 
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S  
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
RECORD  
HIGH 63 04/30/2004  
LOW -31 04/05/1956  
HIGHEST 50 MM MM 46  
LOWEST -12 MM MM -10  
AVG. MAXIMUM 34.7 36.9 -2.2 25.7  
AVG. MINIMUM 21.8 21.2 0.6 8.6  
MEAN 28.2 29.0 -0.8 17.2  
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0  
DAYS MAX <= 32 10 9.6 0.4 19  
DAYS MIN <= 32 26 26.5 -0.5 30  
DAYS MIN <= 0 5 2.2 2.8 10  
 
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)  
RECORD  
MAXIMUM 0.53 2023  
MINIMUM 0.00  
TOTALS 0.51 0.79 -0.28 0.53  
DAILY AVG. 0.02 0.03 -0.01 0.02  
DAYS >= .01 9 9.5 -0.5 9  
DAYS >= .10 1 2.8 -1.8 2  
DAYS >= .50 0 0.1 -0.1 0  
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 0  
GREATEST  
24 HR. TOTAL 1.78 04/02 TO 04/03 0.24  
STORM TOTAL 0.10 0.19  
(MM/DD(HH))  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING TOTAL 1096 1078 18 1430  
SINCE 7/1 10982 11193 -211 MM  
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0  
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 MM  
 
FREEZE DATES  
RECORD  
EARLIEST MM  
LATEST MM  
EARLIEST 09/27  
LATEST 05/31    
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WIND (MPH)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.2  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 2/220  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 49/160 DATE 04/15  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 68/170 DATE 04/15  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.66  
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 2  
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 17  
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 11  
 
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 86  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH  
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0  
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0  
LIGHT RAIN 4 FREEZING RAIN 0  
LT FREEZING RAIN 2 HAIL 0  
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 3  
LIGHT SNOW 9 SLEET 0  
FOG 20 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 5  
HAZE 7  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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