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CDAK48 PAFC 190053  
CLICDB  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
453 PM AKDT THU MAY 18 2023  
   
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..THE COLD BAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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 45 1:09 PM 54 2020 47 -2 49  
MINIMUM 29 1:16 AM 27 1971 36 -7 34  
2013  
AVERAGE 37 41 -4 42  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.37 1997 0.09 -0.09 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.93 1.41 1.52 0.69  
SINCE MAR 1 8.89 7.09 1.80 5.50  
SINCE JAN 1 14.35 13.64 0.71 11.89  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 28 24 4 23  
MONTH TO DATE 487 451 36 499  
SINCE MAR 1 2382 2439 -57 2355  
SINCE JUL 1 8111 8532 -421 8313  
 
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 11 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION N (0)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 92  
LOWEST 65  
AVERAGE 79  
   
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THE COLD BAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 60 2006  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 24 1977  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 18 2023...........SUNRISE 6:37 AM AKDT SUNSET 10:59 PM AKDT  
MAY 19 2023...........SUNRISE 6:35 AM AKDT SUNSET 11:01 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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