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CXAK58 PACD 011022  
CLMCDB  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
122 AM AKST MON JAN 01 2024  
   
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..THE COLD BAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 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 62 12/26/2021  
12/26/2021  
LOW -9 12/29/1950  
HIGHEST 42 MM MM 48  
LOWEST 13 MM MM 4  
AVG. MAXIMUM 33.3 35.6 -2.3 39.4  
AVG. MINIMUM 23.7 25.9 -2.2 29.6  
MEAN 28.5 30.8 -2.3 34.5  
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0  
DAYS MAX <= 32 11 8.4 2.6 5  
DAYS MIN <= 32 30 23.2 6.8 16  
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0  
 
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)  
RECORD  
MAXIMUM 3.64 2021  
MINIMUM 2.52 2021  
TOTALS 3.01 4.42 -1.41 3.45  
DAILY AVG. 0.10 0.14 -0.05 0.12  
DAYS >= .01 29 23.4 5.6 16  
DAYS >= .10 11 11.7 -0.7 9  
DAYS >= .50 0 2.2 -2.2 2  
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.7 -0.7 0  
GREATEST  
24 HR. TOTAL 0.45 12/18 TO 12/19 0.77  
STORM TOTAL 0.42 0.77  
(MM/DD(HH))  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING TOTAL 1121 1062 59 878  
SINCE 7/1 3770 3987 -217 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 18.6  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 6/310  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 52/140 DATE 12/28  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 69/330 DATE 12/13  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.65  
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 2  
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 18  
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 11  
 
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 80  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH  
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0  
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 2  
LIGHT RAIN 12 FREEZING RAIN 0  
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0  
HEAVY SNOW 12 SNOW 12  
LIGHT SNOW 28 SLEET 0  
FOG 29 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 12  
HAZE 12  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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