670  
CDAK48 PAFC 190041  
CLIBET  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
441 PM AKDT SUN MAY 18 2025  
   
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..THE BETHEL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 2025  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1948 TO 2025  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 39 2:56 PM 68 1935 53 -14 50  
MINIMUM 32 6:52 AM 16 2013 35 -3 33  
AVERAGE 36 44 -8 42  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 0.41 1963 0.04 -0.04 0.08  
MONTH TO DATE 0.69 0.67 0.02 0.13  
SINCE MAR 1 2.51 2.20 0.31 1.89  
SINCE JAN 1 6.12 3.85 2.27 5.22  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 29 21 8 23  
MONTH TO DATE 429 430 -1 525  
SINCE MAR 1 3171 3073 98 3215  
SINCE JUL 1 11232 11622 -390 11507  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 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 8 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (270)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100  
LOWEST 76  
AVERAGE 88  
   
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THE BETHEL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 73 1969  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 23 1932  
1942  
2013  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 18 2025...........SUNRISE 5:55 AM AKDT SUNSET 11:34 PM AKDT  
MAY 19 2025...........SUNRISE 5:53 AM AKDT SUNSET 11:36 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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