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CXAK58 PACD 011155
CLMCDB
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK
355 AM AKDT THU JUN 01 2023
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..THE COLD BAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2023
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1942 TO 2023
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 68 05/28/2006
LOW 18 05/13/2012
05/22/1973
HIGHEST 54 MM MM 58
LOWEST 19 MM MM 25
AVG. MAXIMUM 44.8 46.5 -1.7 46.8
AVG. MINIMUM 34.2 35.5 -1.3 34.7
MEAN 39.5 41.0 -1.5 40.8
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.2 -0.2 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 8 8.3 -0.3 10
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 2.46 2021
MINIMUM 0.73 2022
TOTALS 4.16 2.64 1.52 0.83
DAILY AVG. 0.13 0.09 0.05 0.03
DAYS >= .01 28 17.8 10.2 14
DAYS >= .10 10 6.9 3.1 2
DAYS >= .50 2 1.2 0.8 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.3 -0.3 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.12 05/14 TO 05/15 0.26
STORM TOTAL 0.85 0.26
(MM/DD(HH))
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 782 744 38 744
SINCE 7/1 8406 8824 -418 MM
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 MM
FREEZE DATES
RECORD
EARLIEST MM
LATEST MM
EARLIEST 08/18
LATEST 06/15
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.3
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 6/290
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 45/140 DATE 05/07
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 54/130 DATE 05/07
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.91
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 0
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 3
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 28
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 83
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 5
LIGHT RAIN 26 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 10 SLEET 0
FOG 28 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2
HAZE 6
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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