566  
CDAK48 PAFC 160047  
CLIBET  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
447 PM AKDT FRI MAY 15 2026  
   
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..THE BETHEL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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 57 2:20 PM 73 2016 52 5 54  
MINIMUM 29 6:41 AM 15 1966 34 -5 42  
AVERAGE 43 43 0 48  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.56 2023 0.04 -0.04 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.25 0.55 -0.30 0.64  
SINCE MAR 1 2.37 2.08 0.29 2.46  
SINCE JAN 1 5.53 3.73 1.80 6.07  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 22 22 0 17  
MONTH TO DATE 429 365 64 357  
SINCE MAR 1 3546 3008 538 3099  
SINCE JUL 1 12320 11557 763 11160  
 
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 4 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SE (120)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100  
LOWEST 36  
AVERAGE 68  
   
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THE BETHEL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 75 2016  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 34 18 2013  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 15 2026...........SUNRISE 6:03 AM AKDT SUNSET 11:26 PM AKDT  
MAY 16 2026...........SUNRISE 6:00 AM AKDT SUNSET 11:29 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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