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CDAK48 PAFC 190053  
CLIBET  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
453 PM AKDT THU MAY 18 2023  
   
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..THE BETHEL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 2023
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1948 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 49 2:59 PM 68 1935 53 -4 55  
MINIMUM 31 5:04 AM 16 2013 35 -4 31  
AVERAGE 40 44 -4 43  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 0.41 1963 0.04 -0.04 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.17 0.67 0.50 0.34  
SINCE MAR 1 3.14 2.20 0.94 1.33  
SINCE JAN 1 5.76 3.85 1.91 3.99  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 25 21 4 22  
MONTH TO DATE 487 430 57 477  
SINCE MAR 1 3350 3073 277 2821  
SINCE JUL 1 11692 11622 70 11837  
 
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 6 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100  
LOWEST 60  
AVERAGE 80  
   
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THE BETHEL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 73 1969  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 23 1932  
1942  
2013  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 18 2023...........SUNRISE 5:56 AM AKDT SUNSET 11:33 PM AKDT  
MAY 19 2023...........SUNRISE 5:54 AM AKDT SUNSET 11:35 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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