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CDAK48 PABE 182356
CLIBET

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BETHEL, AK
356 PM ADT TUE MAR 18 2008

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...THE BETHEL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAR 18 2008...
VALID TODAY AS OF 2:00 PM LOCAL TIME

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD  1971 TO  2000 
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD  1948 TO  2008 

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME    RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST 
               VALUE    (LST)   VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR 
                                                   NORMAL 
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TEMPERATURE 
TODAY 
 MAXIMUM             8  0412 AM    42  1998     22     -14     13 
 MINIMUM             1  1116 AM   -21  1991      8      -7     -6 
 AVERAGE             5                          15     -10      4 

PRECIPITATION 
(INCHES) 
 TODAY               T           0.19  1948   0.02   -0.02   0.00 
 MONTH TO DATE    0.80             MM    MM   0.36    0.44   0.01 
 SINCE 1 MAR      0.80             MM    MM   0.36    0.44   0.01 
 SINCE 1 JAN      3.92             MM    MM   1.49    2.43   1.39 

SNOWFALL 
(INCHES) 
 TODAY             0.2            2.2  1951    0.3    -0.1    0.0 
 MONTH TO DATE     9.0             MM    MM     MM      MM    0.2 
 SINCE 1 MAR       9.0             MM    MM     MM      MM    0.2 
 SINCE 1 JUL      80.5             MM    MM     MM      MM   44.7 
 SNOW DEPTH (IN)    10                                          T 

DEGREE DAYS 
 HEATING 
 TODAY              60                          50      10     61 
 MONTH TO DATE     877                         946     -69   1193 
 SINCE 1 MAR       876                         946     -70   1190 
 SINCE 1 JUL      9477                        9826    -349   9385 

 COOLING 
 TODAY               0                           0       0      0 
 MONTH TO DATE       0                           0       0      0 
 SINCE 1 MAR         0                           0       0      0 
 SINCE 1 JAN         0                           0       0      0 
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WIND (MPH) 
 HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18     HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    310      
 HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22     HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    310 
 AVERAGE WIND SPEED    MM 

SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM            AVERAGE SKY COVER MM
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS 
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. 
FOG
SNOW
 

RELATIVE HUMIDITY
 HIGHEST RH     MM PERCENT       MM
 LOWEST  RH     MM PERCENT       MM
 AVERAGE RH     MM PERCENT       MM
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THE BETHEL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW 
                        NORMAL    RECORD   YEAR 
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE      23        46     1998 
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE       8       -24     1966 

SUNRISE AND SUNSET 
 18 MAR 2008..........SUNRISE  8:53 AM    SUNSET  8:59 PM 
 19 MAR 2008..........SUNRISE  8:50 AM    SUNSET  9:02 PM 

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD HAS BEEN SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE OF PRECIPITATION.

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AMOUNT OF DAYLIGHT TODAY  (HOUR:MIN)........12 HOURS 6 MINUTES
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....+0:05:39

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