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CDAK48 PAFC 021303
CLICDB


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK                               
403 AM AKST THU MAR 2 2017


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...THE COLD BAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 1 2017...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1942 TO 2017


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         24    210 PM  51    1967  35    -11       41       
  MINIMUM         20   1102 AM  -3    1956  25     -5       32       
  AVERAGE         22                        30     -8       37      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.06 1976   0.10  -0.10     0.07    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.10  -0.10     0.07    
  SINCE DEC 1     12.65                     10.70   1.95    13.81    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.98                      6.24   0.74     6.55    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             2.2  2007   0.4   -0.4     MM       
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.4   -0.4     MM       
  SINCE DEC 1     34.8                      40.0   -5.2     33.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     36.6                      52.6  -16.0     38.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       43                        35      8       28       
  MONTH TO DATE   43                        35      8       28       
  SINCE MAR 1     43                        35      8       28       
  SINCE JUL 1   5603                      6253   -650     5244       
                                                                     
 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  26   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   N (350)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    35   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    43   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    25.5                                         


                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77                                                       
 LOWEST     62                                                       
 AVERAGE    70                                                       

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THE COLD BAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        56      1974                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25        -5      1956                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  2 2017.........SUNRISE   837 AM AKST  SUNSET   729 PM AKST  
MARCH  3 2017.........SUNRISE   835 AM AKST  SUNSET   731 PM AKST  

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          




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