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CDAK48 PAFC 200041  
CLIBET  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
441 PM AKDT FRI MAY 19 2023  
   
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..THE BETHEL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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 59 2:15 PM 73 1969 53 6 70  
MINIMUM 37 4:38 AM 23 1932 35 2 39  
1942  
2013  
AVERAGE 48 44 4 55  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.42 1957 0.05 -0.05 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.17 0.72 0.45 0.34  
SINCE MAR 1 3.14 2.25 0.89 1.33  
SINCE JAN 1 5.76 3.90 1.86 3.99  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 17 21 -4 10  
MONTH TO DATE 502 451 51 487  
SINCE MAR 1 3365 3094 271 2831  
SINCE JUL 1 11707 11643 64 11847  
 
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 14 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 82  
LOWEST 49  
AVERAGE 66  
   
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THE BETHEL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 73 2002  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 22 1926  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 19 2023...........SUNRISE 5:54 AM AKDT SUNSET 11:35 PM AKDT  
MAY 20 2023...........SUNRISE 5:52 AM AKDT SUNSET 11:38 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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