170  
CDAK48 PAFC 160941  
CLIBET  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
141 AM AKDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
   
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..THE BETHEL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 2026
 
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 57 6:08 PM 73 2016 52 5 54  
MINIMUM 29 6:41 AM 15 1966 34 -5 42  
AVERAGE 43 43 0 48  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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  
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 8 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION E (100)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (110)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (90)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
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 TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 75 2016  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 34 18 2013  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 16 2026...........SUNRISE 6:00 AM AKDT SUNSET 11:29 PM AKDT  
MAY 17 2026...........SUNRISE 5:58 AM AKDT SUNSET 11:31 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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