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CXAK58 PACD 011017  
CLMCDB  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
217 AM AKDT SUN SEP 01 2024  
   
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..THE COLD BAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2024
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1942 TO 2024  
 
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S  
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
RECORD  
HIGH 78 08/22/1948  
LOW 32 08/18/2022  
08/28/1999  
 
HIGHEST 67 08/15 MM MM 64  
LOWEST 36 08/01 MM MM 36  
AVG. MAXIMUM 56.5 57.2 -0.7 58.2  
AVG. MINIMUM 47.3 48.1 -0.8 48.3  
MEAN 51.9 52.6 -0.7 53.3  
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0  
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0  
DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0  
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0  
 
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)  
RECORD  
MAXIMUM 9.97 1951  
MINIMUM 1.10 1975  
TOTALS 3.17 3.71 -0.54 2.73  
DAILY AVG. 0.10 0.12 -0.02 0.09  
DAYS >= .01 22 21.3 0.7 23  
DAYS >= .10 13 9.5 3.5 8  
DAYS >= .50 1 1.8 -0.8 0  
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.5 -0.5 0  
GREATEST  
24 HR. TOTAL 0.78 08/09 TO 08/10 0.50  
STORM TOTAL 0.58 0.47  
(MM/DD(HH))  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING TOTAL 358 383 -25 352  
SINCE 7/1 791 798 -7 MM  
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0  
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 MM  
 
FREEZE DATES  
RECORD  
EARLIEST MM  
LATEST MM  
EARLIEST MM  
LATEST 06/06    
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WIND (MPH)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.4  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 7/190  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 48/160 DATE 08/10  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 64/180 DATE 08/10  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.85  
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 2  
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 4  
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 25  
 
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 86  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH  
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0  
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 8  
LIGHT RAIN 24 FREEZING RAIN 0  
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0  
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0  
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0  
FOG 24 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1  
HAZE 3  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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