730  
CXAK58 PABE 011008  
CLMBET  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
208 AM AKDT MON APR 01 2024  
   
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..THE BETHEL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2024
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1948 TO 2024  
 
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S  
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
RECORD  
HIGH 53 03/29/1934  
LOW -39 03/14/1964  
HIGHEST 42 MM MM 41  
LOWEST -21 MM MM -12  
AVG. MAXIMUM 21.1 22.0 -0.9 25.5  
AVG. MINIMUM 5.5 7.0 -1.5 11.6  
MEAN 13.3 14.5 -1.2 18.6  
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0  
DAYS MAX <= 32 23 22.3 0.7 22  
DAYS MIN <= 32 29 30.4 -1.4 29  
DAYS MIN <= 0 14 11.5 2.5 6  
 
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)  
RECORD  
MAXIMUM 2.52 2021  
MINIMUM 0.83  
TOTALS 1.25 0.74 0.51 1.44  
DAILY AVG. 0.04 0.02 0.02 0.05  
DAYS >= .01 15 8.6 6.4 13  
DAYS >= .10 5 2.5 2.5 1  
DAYS >= .50 0 0.2 -0.2 0  
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 0  
GREATEST  
24 HR. TOTAL 0.35 03/02 TO 03/03 0.73  
STORM TOTAL 0.33 0.72  
(MM/DD(HH))  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING TOTAL 1594 1565 29 1430  
SINCE 7/1 9886 10117 -231 MM  
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0  
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 MM  
 
FREEZE DATES  
RECORD  
EARLIEST MM  
LATEST MM  
EARLIEST 09/27  
LATEST 05/31    
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WIND (MPH)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.9  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 2/040  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 39/130 DATE 03/19  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 51/130 DATE 03/19  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.60  
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 12  
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 2  
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 17  
 
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 84  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH  
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0  
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0  
LIGHT RAIN 5 FREEZING RAIN 0  
LT FREEZING RAIN 2 HAIL 0  
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 2  
LIGHT SNOW 16 SLEET 0  
FOG 18 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1  
HAZE 6  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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