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CDAK48 PAFC 180943
CLICDB
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK
143 AM AKDT MON MAY 18 2026
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..THE COLD BAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2026
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1942 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 50 5:08 PM 53 1954 47 3 50
MINIMUM 34 10:34 PM 27 2013 36 -2 34
AVERAGE 42 41 1 42
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.04 1.36 1962 0.08 -0.04 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.07 1.32 -0.25 1.98
SINCE MAR 1 5.64 7.00 -1.36 6.35
SINCE JAN 1 8.80 13.55 -4.75 16.77
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 23 24 -1 23
MONTH TO DATE 463 427 36 419
SINCE MAR 1 2601 2415 186 2342
SINCE JUL 1 8223 8508 -285 7805
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 13 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (170)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.3
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 92
LOWEST 47
AVERAGE 70
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THE COLD BAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 54 2020
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 27 1971
2013
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 6:36 AM AKDT SUNSET 10:59 PM AKDT
MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE 6:35 AM AKDT SUNSET 11:01 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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