908  
CDAK48 PAFC 060058  
CLIBET  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
458 PM AKDT TUE MAY 05 2026  
   
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..THE BETHEL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 2026  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1948 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 37 2:59 PM 61 1997 48 -11 53  
MINIMUM 27 7:45 AM 0 1949 31 -4 35  
AVERAGE 32 40 -8 44  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.62 2002 0.04 -0.04 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.17 0.17 0.00 0.02  
SINCE MAR 1 2.29 1.70 0.59 1.84  
SINCE JAN 1 5.45 3.35 2.10 5.45  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 33 25 8 21  
MONTH TO DATE 156 130 26 123  
SINCE MAR 1 3273 2773 500 2865  
SINCE JUL 1 12047 11322 725 10926  
 
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 20 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 19.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 89  
LOWEST 61  
AVERAGE 75  
   
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THE BETHEL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 61 1940  
2020  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 0 1949  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 5 2026...........SUNRISE 6:29 AM AKDT SUNSET 11:01 PM AKDT  
MAY 6 2026...........SUNRISE 6:26 AM AKDT SUNSET 11:03 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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