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CXAK58 PAKN 011155  
CLMAKN  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
355 AM AKDT THU JUN 01 2023  
   
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..THE KING SALMON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2023
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1917 TO 2023  
 
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S  
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
RECORD  
HIGH 85 MM  
LOW 18 05/01/2021  
HIGHEST 65 MM MM 76  
LOWEST 30 MM MM 22  
AVG. MAXIMUM 51.5 55.2 -3.7 58.4  
AVG. MINIMUM 37.4 36.1 1.3 34.3  
MEAN 44.5 45.6 -1.1 46.4  
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 5  
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.1 -0.1 0  
DAYS MIN <= 32 5 10.1 -5.1 12  
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0  
 
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)  
RECORD  
MAXIMUM 1.35 2021  
MINIMUM 0.51 2022  
TOTALS 2.99 1.44 1.55 0.51  
DAILY AVG. 0.10 0.05 0.05 0.02  
DAYS >= .01 19 12.3 6.7 9  
DAYS >= .10 10 4.9 5.1 1  
DAYS >= .50 1 0.4 0.6 0  
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 0  
GREATEST  
24 HR. TOTAL 0.74 05/24 TO 05/25 0.37  
STORM TOTAL 0.71 0.37  
(MM/DD(HH))  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING TOTAL 626 600 26 570  
SINCE 7/1 10046 10018 28 MM  
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0  
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 MM  
 
FREEZE DATES  
RECORD  
EARLIEST MM  
LATEST MM  
EARLIEST 09/21  
LATEST 05/19    
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WIND (MPH)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.6  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 6/120  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 39/160 DATE 05/14  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 48/100 DATE 05/08  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.77  
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 3  
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 7  
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 21  
 
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 70  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH  
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0  
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 4  
LIGHT RAIN 24 FREEZING RAIN 0  
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0  
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0  
LIGHT SNOW 4 SLEET 0  
FOG 15 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1  
HAZE 2  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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