716  
CDAK48 PAFC 180051  
CLICDB  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
451 PM AKDT WED MAY 17 2023  
   
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..THE COLD BAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2023
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1942 TO 2023  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 44 2:59 PM 53 1954 47 -3 42  
MINIMUM 33 6:47 AM 27 2013 36 -3 33  
AVERAGE 39 41 -2 38  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 1.36 1962 0.08 -0.08 T  
MONTH TO DATE 2.92 1.32 1.60 0.69  
SINCE MAR 1 8.88 7.00 1.88 5.50  
SINCE JAN 1 14.34 13.55 0.79 11.89  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 26 24 2 27  
MONTH TO DATE 458 427 31 476  
SINCE MAR 1 2353 2415 -62 2332  
SINCE JUL 1 8082 8508 -426 8290  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 9 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 92  
LOWEST 62  
AVERAGE 77  
   
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THE COLD BAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 54 2020  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 27 1971  
2013  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 17 2023...........SUNRISE 6:39 AM AKDT SUNSET 10:57 PM AKDT  
MAY 18 2023...........SUNRISE 6:37 AM AKDT SUNSET 10:59 PM AKDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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