979  
CDAK48 PAFC 130316  
CLICDB  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
616 PM AKST TUE DEC 12 2023  
   
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..THE COLD BAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 12 2023
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 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 27 11:57 PM 50 1975 36 -9 48  
MINIMUM 20 MM 7 1976 27 -7 28  
AVERAGE 24 31 -7 38  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.04 0.65 2015 0.15 -0.11 0.22  
MONTH TO DATE 0.95 1.90 -0.95 2.42  
SINCE DEC 1 0.95 1.90 -0.95 2.42  
SINCE JAN 1 37.33 40.15 -2.82 38.99  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 41 34 7 27  
MONTH TO DATE 422 394 28 341  
SINCE DEC 1 422 394 28 341  
SINCE JUL 1 3071 3319 -248 3104  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 28 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 40 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 53 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 28.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
HEAVY SNOW  
SNOW  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
HAZE  
BLOWING SNOW  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 92  
LOWEST 63  
AVERAGE 78  
   
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THE COLD BAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 44 2016  
2022  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 26 6 1942  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 12 2023......SUNRISE 10:08 AM AKST SUNSET 5:21 PM AKST  
DECEMBER 13 2023......SUNRISE 10:09 AM AKST SUNSET 5:21 PM AKST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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