517 CDAK47 PAJK 171250 CLIASI NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 237 AM AKDT TUE AUG 17 2021 ................................... ...THE SITKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 2021... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1944 TO 2021 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL ............................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 64 80 1957 62 2 61 MINIMUM 53 42 1973 53 0 54 AVERAGE 59 58 1 58 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.86 1980 0.23 -0.23 0.07 MONTH TO DATE 4.65 3.12 1.53 5.42 SINCE JAN 1 47.14 38.53 8.61 52.18 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 6 7 -1 7 MONTH TO DATE 85 112 -27 128 SINCE JUN 1 580 740 -160 735 ............................................................ WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.3 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. .......................................................... THE SITKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 72 1973 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 42 1945 SUNRISE AND SUNSET AUGUST 17 2021........SUNRISE 5:34 AM AKDT SUNSET 8:36 PM AKDT AUGUST 18 2021........SUNRISE 5:36 AM AKDT SUNSET 8:33 PM AKDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ -------------------------------------------------------------- AMOUNT OF DAYLIGHT TODAY (HOUR:MIN)......... 15 HOURS 02 MINUTES GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC).... -0:04:33 $$