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CDAK48 PABE 181135
CLIBET

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BETHEL, AK
235 AM AST THU MAR 18 2004

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...THE BETHEL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR 17 MAR 2004... 

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD  1971 TO  2000 
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD  1948 TO  2004 

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME    RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST 
               VALUE    (LST)   VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR 
                                                   NORMAL 
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TEMPERATURE 
YESTERDAY 
 MAXIMUM            18  0113 PM    46  1986     22      -4      8 
 MINIMUM             2  1159 PM   -29  1966      7      -5     -3 
 AVERAGE            10                          15      -5      3 

PRECIPITATION 
(INCHES) 
 YESTERDAY           T           0.24  1951   0.02   -0.02   0.00 
 MONTH TO DATE    0.52             MM    MM   0.34    0.18   0.39 
 SINCE 1 MAR      0.52             MM    MM   0.34    0.18   0.39 
 SINCE 1 JAN      0.91             MM    MM   1.47   -0.56   1.98 

SNOWFALL 
(INCHES) 
 YESTERDAY         0.4            2.9  1951    0.3     0.1    0.0 
 MONTH TO DATE    12.6             MM    MM     MM      MM    0.2 
 SINCE 1 MAR      12.6             MM    MM     MM      MM    0.2 
 SINCE 1 JUL      62.1             MM    MM     MM      MM   28.8 
 SNOW DEPTH (IN)    13                                          0 

DEGREE DAYS 
 HEATING 
 YESTERDAY          55                          50       5     62 
 MONTH TO DATE     772                         896    -124    783 
 SINCE 1 MAR       771                         896    -125    783 
 SINCE 1 JUL      9298                        9776    -478   8272 

 COOLING 
 YESTERDAY           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    25     HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    310      
 HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30     HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    310 
 AVERAGE WIND SPEED  12.9 

SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM            AVERAGE SKY COVER MM
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS 
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. 
  FOG
BLOWING SNOW
HIGH WIND
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 TODAY 
                        NORMAL    RECORD   YEAR 
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE      22        42     1998 
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE       8       -21     1991 

SUNRISE AND SUNSET 
 18 MAR 2004..........SUNRISE  7:53 AM    SUNSET  7:59 PM 
 19 MAR 2004..........SUNRISE  7:50 AM    SUNSET  8:02 PM 

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

-  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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                            TIDES
HIGH     246 AM       3.5 FT     LOW     1201 PM       0.1 FT
HIGH     324 PM       2.2 FT     LOW     1114 PM       0.3 FT
HIGH     334 AM (FRI) 3.6 FT     LOW     1237 PM (FRI) 0.0 FT
HIGH     406 PM (FRI) 3.6 FT

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