265  
CDAK47 PAJK 171250  
CLIASI  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK  
221 AM AKDT THU AUG 17 2023  
   
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..THE SITKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 2023
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1944 TO 2023  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 61 80 1957 62 -1 66  
MINIMUM 56 42 1973 53 3 54  
AVERAGE 59 58 1 60  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.27 1.86 1980 0.23 0.04 0.35  
MONTH TO DATE 7.51 3.12 4.39 4.69  
SINCE JAN 1 40.69 38.53 2.16 52.27  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 6 7 -1 5  
MONTH TO DATE 65 112 -47 93  
SINCE JUN 1 549 740 -191 570    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
HAZE  
   
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THE SITKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 72 1973  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 42 1945  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 17 2023........SUNRISE 5:33 AM AKDT SUNSET 8:37 PM AKDT  
AUGUST 18 2023........SUNRISE 5:35 AM AKDT SUNSET 8:34 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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AMOUNT OF DAYLIGHT TODAY (HOUR:MIN)......... 15 HOURS 04 MINUTES  
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC).... -0:04:33  
 

 
 
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