020  
CXAK58 PABE 011025  
CLMBET  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
225 AM AKDT FRI SEP 01 2023  
   
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..THE BETHEL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2023
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1948 TO 2023  
 
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S  
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
RECORD  
HIGH 87 MM  
LOW 13 08/07/2017  
HIGHEST 76 MM MM 70  
LOWEST 38 MM MM 38  
AVG. MAXIMUM 59.4 60.5 -1.1 58.3  
AVG. MINIMUM 48.0 47.3 0.7 46.3  
MEAN 53.7 53.9 -0.2 52.3  
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 1  
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0  
DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.1 -0.1 0  
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0  
 
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)  
RECORD  
MAXIMUM 4.62 2022  
MINIMUM 2.23  
TOTALS 2.38 3.36 -0.98 4.62  
DAILY AVG. 0.08 0.11 -0.03 0.15  
DAYS >= .01 20 18.1 1.9 19  
DAYS >= .10 7 9.7 -2.7 10  
DAYS >= .50 0 1.6 -1.6 2  
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.2 -0.2 1  
GREATEST  
24 HR. TOTAL 0.52 08/26 TO 08/27 1.11  
STORM TOTAL 0.46 1.01  
(MM/DD(HH))  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING TOTAL 344 345 -1 385  
SINCE 7/1 593 616 -23 MM  
COOLING TOTAL 0 1 -1 0  
SINCE 1/1 0 6 -6 MM  
 
FREEZE DATES  
RECORD  
EARLIEST MM  
LATEST MM  
EARLIEST MM  
LATEST 05/31    
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WIND (MPH)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.8  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 5/200  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 32/170 DATE 08/25  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 49/150 DATE 08/25  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.88  
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 1  
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 4  
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 26  
 
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 87  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH  
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0  
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 6  
LIGHT RAIN 25 FREEZING RAIN 0  
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0  
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0  
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0  
FOG 28 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 4  
HAZE 3  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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