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CDAK48 PABE 130010
CLIBET
AKZ155-131200-
CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BETHEL, AK
410 PM AST TUE OCT 12 2004

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...THE BETHEL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR 12 OCT 2004... 
VALID TODAY AS OF 4:00 PM LOCAL TIME

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD  197l     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 
TODAY 
 MAXIMUM            50  1231 PM    53  1969     37      13     44 
 MINIMUM            36  0754 AM    10  1961     26      10     24 
 AVERAGE            43                          32      11     34 

PRECIPITATION 
(INCHES) 
 TODAY               T           0.78  1970   0.05   -0.05   0.00 
 MONTH TO DATE    0.43             MM    MM   0.63   -0.20   0.72 
 SINCE 1 SEP      3.63             MM    MM   2.94    0.69   2.30 
 SINCE 1 JAN     14.61             MM    MM  12.89    1.72  18.29 

SNOWFALL 
(INCHES) 
 TODAY             0.0            2.9  1956    0.1    -0.1    0.0 
 MONTH TO DATE       T             MM    MM     MM      MM    0.0 
 SINCE 1 SEP       5.5             MM    MM     MM      MM    0.0 
 SINCE 1 JUL       5.5             MM    MM     MM      MM    0.0 
 SNOW DEPTH (IN)     0                                          0 

DEGREE DAYS 
 HEATING 
 TODAY              22                          33     -11     31 
 MONTH TO DATE     331                         362     -31    282 
 SINCE 1 SEP       964                         949      15    904 
 SINCE 1 JUL      1248                        1584    -336   1467 

 COOLING 
 TODAY               0                           0       0      0 
 MONTH TO DATE       0                           0       0      0 
 SINCE 1 SEP         0                           0       0      0 
 SINCE 1 JAN        17                           1      16     14 
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WIND (MPH) 
 HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26     HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     60      
 HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32     HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     70 
 AVERAGE WIND SPEED    MM 

SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM            AVERAGE SKY COVER MM
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS 
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. 
HIGH WIND
RAIN
 

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      37        57     2002 
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE      26         7     1961 

SUNRISE AND SUNSET 
 12 OCT 2004..........SUNRISE  9:23 AM    SUNSET  7:44 PM 
 13 OCT 2004..........SUNRISE  9:26 AM    SUNSET  7:41 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)........10 HOURS 21 MINUTES
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....-0:05:33

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