918  
CXAK58 PAKN 011025  
CLMAKN  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
225 AM AKDT FRI SEP 01 2023  
   
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..THE KING SALMON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 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 84 MM  
LOW 26 08/28/2021  
08/28/2021  
HIGHEST 79 MM MM 71  
LOWEST 42 MM MM 41  
AVG. MAXIMUM 63.7 63.3 0.4 60.5  
AVG. MINIMUM 50.1 48.0 2.1 48.0  
MEAN 56.9 55.7 1.2 54.3  
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 1  
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0  
DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.4 -0.4 0  
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0  
 
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)  
RECORD  
MAXIMUM 3.71 2022  
MINIMUM 1.54 2021  
TOTALS 4.73 3.26 1.47 3.71  
DAILY AVG. 0.15 0.11 0.04 0.12  
DAYS >= .01 21 17.1 3.9 26  
DAYS >= .10 15 9.7 5.3 11  
DAYS >= .50 3 1.4 1.6 1  
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.2 -0.2 0  
GREATEST  
24 HR. TOTAL 0.83 08/15 TO 08/16 0.52  
STORM TOTAL 0.72 0.52  
(MM/DD(HH))  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING TOTAL 244 291 -47 323  
SINCE 7/1 456 548 -92 MM  
COOLING TOTAL 1 1 0 0  
SINCE 1/1 1 3 -2 MM  
 
FREEZE DATES  
RECORD  
EARLIEST MM  
LATEST MM  
EARLIEST MM  
LATEST 05/13    
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WIND (MPH)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.3  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 5/180  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 45/160 DATE 08/31  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 60/150 DATE 08/31  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.81  
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 2  
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 5  
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 24  
 
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 82  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH  
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0  
HEAVY RAIN 4 RAIN 10  
LIGHT RAIN 22 FREEZING RAIN 0  
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0  
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0  
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0  
FOG 25 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2  
HAZE 4  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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