346  
CDAK48 PAFC 170941  
CLICDB  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
141 AM AKDT FRI MAY 17 2024  
   
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..THE COLD BAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2024
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1942 TO 2024  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 47 4:03 PM 57 1996 47 0 51  
MINIMUM 37 11:59 PM 22 2003 35 2 34  
AVERAGE 42 41 1 43  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.01 1.28 1969 0.09 -0.08 0.04  
MONTH TO DATE 1.26 1.24 0.02 2.92  
SINCE MAR 1 8.04 6.92 1.12 8.88  
SINCE JAN 1 18.31 13.47 4.84 14.34  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 23 24 -1 22  
MONTH TO DATE 434 403 31 432  
SINCE MAR 1 2400 2391 9 2327  
SINCE JUL 1 8166 8484 -318 8056  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 12 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (280)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 92  
LOWEST 60  
AVERAGE 76  
   
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THE COLD BAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 53 1954  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 27 2013  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 17 2024...........SUNRISE 6:37 AM AKDT SUNSET 10:59 PM AKDT  
MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE 6:36 AM AKDT SUNSET 11:00 PM AKDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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