629  
CXAK58 PACD 011008  
CLMCDB  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
208 AM AKDT MON APR 01 2024  
   
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..THE COLD BAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2024
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1942 TO 2024  
 
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S  
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
RECORD  
HIGH 56 03/02/1974  
LOW -13 03/12/1971  
HIGHEST 43 MM MM 50  
LOWEST 7 MM MM 16  
AVG. MAXIMUM 33.3 35.4 -2.1 38.3  
AVG. MINIMUM 25.0 24.4 0.6 29.0  
MEAN 29.1 29.9 -0.8 33.7  
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0  
DAYS MAX <= 32 13 8.3 4.7 4  
DAYS MIN <= 32 25 24.8 0.2 21  
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.2 -0.2 0  
 
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)  
RECORD  
MAXIMUM 4.10 2023  
MINIMUM 0.37 2023  
TOTALS 3.14 2.98 0.16 0.37  
DAILY AVG. 0.10 0.10 0.01 0.14  
DAYS >= .01 24 19.4 4.6 6  
DAYS >= .10 6 8.4 -2.4 2  
DAYS >= .50 1 1.3 -0.3 0  
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.2 -0.2 0  
GREATEST  
24 HR. TOTAL 1.06 03/20 TO 03/21 0.12  
STORM TOTAL 0.92 2.98  
(MM/DD(HH))  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING TOTAL 1104 1088 16 965  
SINCE 7/1 6870 7182 -312 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 05/25    
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WIND (MPH)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.2  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 2/150  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 62/140 DATE 03/19  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 80/130 DATE 03/19  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.84  
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 0  
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 7  
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 24  
 
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 79  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH  
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0  
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 3  
LIGHT RAIN 11 FREEZING RAIN 0  
LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 0  
HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 4  
LIGHT SNOW 25 SLEET 0  
FOG 22 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 3  
HAZE 8  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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