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CXAK58 PACD 011012  
CLMCDB  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
112 AM AKST THU FEB 01 2024  
   
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..THE COLD BAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 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 59 01/12/1947  
LOW -13 01/30/2000  
HIGHEST 45 MM MM 44  
LOWEST 4 MM MM -58  
AVG. MAXIMUM 34.5 33.2 1.3 33.5  
AVG. MINIMUM 24.3 23.7 0.6 18.0  
MEAN 29.4 28.4 1.0 25.8  
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0  
DAYS MAX <= 32 10 11.1 -1.1 12  
DAYS MIN <= 32 21 24.2 -3.2 25  
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.3 -0.3 1  
 
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)  
RECORD  
MAXIMUM 6.36 2021  
MINIMUM 1.80 2022  
TOTALS 6.82 3.38 3.44 2.22  
DAILY AVG. 0.23 0.11 0.12 0.08  
DAYS >= .01 16 20.5 -4.5 17  
DAYS >= .10 8 9.1 -1.1 3  
DAYS >= .50 5 1.4 3.6 1  
DAYS >= 1.00 4 0.4 3.6 1  
GREATEST  
24 HR. TOTAL 2.63 01/10 TO 01/11 1.24  
STORM TOTAL 1.83 1.18  
(MM/DD(HH))  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING TOTAL 1027 1133 -106 1208  
SINCE 7/1 4797 5122 -325 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 20.5  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 5/050  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 63/140 DATE 01/12  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 88/130 DATE 01/12  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.57  
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 7  
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 8  
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 14  
 
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 79  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH  
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0  
HEAVY RAIN 2 RAIN 7  
LIGHT RAIN 11 FREEZING RAIN 0  
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0  
HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 3  
LIGHT SNOW 18 SLEET 1  
FOG 18 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2  
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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