938  
CXAK58 PACD 011730  
CLMCDB  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
930 AM AKDT WED NOV 01 2023  
   
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..THE COLD BAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2023
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1942 TO 2023  
 
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S  
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
RECORD  
HIGH 69 10/26/1964  
10/13/1954  
LOW 6 10/31/1999  
HIGHEST 52 MM MM 56  
LOWEST 32 MM MM 26  
AVG. MAXIMUM 48.5 46.5 2.0 48.0  
AVG. MINIMUM 40.2 36.1 4.1 37.5  
MEAN 44.3 41.3 3.0 42.8  
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0  
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.1 -0.1 0  
DAYS MIN <= 32 2 7.7 -5.7 8  
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0  
 
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)  
RECORD  
MAXIMUM 10.17 2000  
MINIMUM 1.43 1997  
TOTALS 2.25 4.93 -2.68 5.70  
DAILY AVG. 0.07 0.16 -0.09 0.18  
DAYS >= .01 24 24.8 -0.8 25  
DAYS >= .10 11 13.1 -2.1 15  
DAYS >= .50 0 2.5 -2.5 2  
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.5 -0.5 0  
GREATEST  
24 HR. TOTAL 0.46 10/04 TO 10/05 0.97  
STORM TOTAL 0.31 0.86  
(MM/DD(HH))  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING TOTAL 629 735 -106 683  
SINCE 7/1 1851 2033 -182 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 05/25    
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WIND (MPH)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.6  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 3/050  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 45/140 DATE 10/25  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 56/120 DATE 10/25  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.82  
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 1  
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 9  
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 21  
 
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 84  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH  
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0  
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 9  
LIGHT RAIN 27 FREEZING RAIN 0  
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0  
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0  
LIGHT SNOW 1 SLEET 0  
FOG 25 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1  
HAZE 0  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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