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CDAK48 PABE 072324
CLIBET
AKZ155-81200-
CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BETHEL, AK
224 PM AST SAT DEC 7 2002

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...THE BETHEL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR 7 DEC 2002... 
VALID TODAY AS OF 4:00 PM LOCAL TIME

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD  197l     2000 
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD  1948 TO  2002 

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME    RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST 
               VALUE    (LST)   VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR 
                                                   NORMAL 
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TEMPERATURE 
TODAY 
 MAXIMUM            34  0204 AM    37  1969     17      17    -12 
 MINIMUM            27  0622 AM   -31  1975      5      22    -19 
 AVERAGE            31                          11      20    -16 

PRECIPITATION 
(INCHES) 
 TODAY            0.00           0.53  1996   0.04   -0.04   0.00 
 MONTH TO DATE    0.20             MM    MM   0.28   -0.08   0.01 
 SINCE 1 DEC      0.20             MM    MM   0.28   -0.08   0.01 
 SINCE 1 JAN     19.90             MM    MM  15.34    4.56  20.53 

SNOWFALL 
(INCHES) 
 TODAY             0.0            7.4  1996    0.4    -0.4    0.0 
 MONTH TO DATE       T             MM    MM     MM      MM    0.1 
 SINCE 1 DEC       0.0             MM    MM     MM      MM    0.1 
 SINCE 1 JUL      11.6             MM    MM     MM      MM   12.0 
 SNOW DEPTH (IN)     0                                          1 

DEGREE DAYS 
 HEATING 
 TODAY              34                          54     -20     81 
 MONTH TO DATE     237                         373    -136    486 
 SINCE 1 DEC       237                         373    -136    484 
 SINCE 1 JUL      3411                        4108    -697   4700 

 COOLING 
 TODAY               0                           0       0      0 
 MONTH TO DATE       0                           0       0      0 
 SINCE 1 DEC         0                           0       0      0 
 SINCE 1 JAN        14                           1      13      0 
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WIND (MPH) 
 HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14     HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    130      
 HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16     HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    130 
 AVERAGE WIND SPEED   0.0 

SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM            AVERAGE SKY COVER MM
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS 
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. 
NO SENSIBLE WEATHER OBSERVED 

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      17        41     1985 
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE       5       -27     1968 

SUNRISE AND SUNSET 
 7 DEC 2002..........SUNRISE 10:42 AM    SUNSET  4:37 PM 
 8 DEC 2002..........SUNRISE 10:43 AM    SUNSET  4:36 PM 

AMOUNT OF DAYLIGHT TODAY  (HOUR:MIN)........5 HOURS 55 MINUTES
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....-0:02:39

-  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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BETHEL TIDE DATA
HIGH 3.5 FT AT  759 PM SAT           LOW  0.8 FT AT  416 AM SUN
HIGH 2.3 FT AT  733 AM SUN           LOW -0.4 FT AT  353 PM SUN
HIGH 3.5 FT AT  850 PM SUN           LOW  0.7 FT AT  511 AM MON   

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