513  
CDAK48 PAFC 190045  
CLIBET  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
345 PM AKST WED DEC 18 2024  
   
...............................  
 
   
..THE BETHEL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 18 2024  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0300 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1948 TO 2024  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
...............................................................  
 
TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 34 6:06 AM 40 1998 16 18 20  
MINIMUM 28 12:45 AM -32 2001 3 25 4  
AVERAGE 31 10 21 12  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.45 1968 0.03 -0.03 0.16  
MONTH TO DATE 0.33 0.67 -0.34 1.45  
SINCE DEC 1 0.33 0.67 -0.34 1.45  
SINCE JAN 1 20.48 19.29 1.19 19.14  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 34 56 -22 53  
MONTH TO DATE 788 960 -172 1013  
SINCE DEC 1 788 960 -172 1013  
SINCE JUL 1 4585 4557 28 4397  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 14 6 8 0    
...............................................................  
 
WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 14 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NE (60)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (70)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (70)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 85  
LOWEST 75  
AVERAGE 80  
   
......................................................  
 
THE BETHEL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 16 41 2000  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 3 -33 2001  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 18 2024......SUNRISE 10:56 AM AKST SUNSET 4:33 PM AKST  
DECEMBER 19 2024......SUNRISE 10:56 AM AKST SUNSET 4:33 PM AKST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
The Nexlab AK Page
Main Text Page