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AKZ155-181200-
CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BETHEL, AK
230 PM AST MON JAN 17 2005

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...THE BETHEL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR 17 JAN 2005... 
VALID TODAY AS OF 4:00 PM LOCAL TIME

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD  1971     2000 
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD  1948 TO  2005 

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME    RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST 
               VALUE    (LST)   VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR 
                                                   NORMAL 
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TEMPERATURE 
TODAY 
 MAXIMUM            -3  0230 PM    48  1963     12     -15     -9 
 MINIMUM            -8  1108 AM   -40  1980      1      -9    -22 
 AVERAGE            -6                           7     -13    -16 

PRECIPITATION 
(INCHES) 
 TODAY            0.00           0.32  1982   0.02   -0.02   0.00 
 MONTH TO DATE    0.43             MM    MM   0.34    0.09      T 
 SINCE 1 DEC      1.46             MM    MM   1.46   -0.00   1.15 
 SINCE 1 JAN      0.43             MM    MM   0.34    0.09      T 

SNOWFALL 
(INCHES) 
 TODAY             0.0            3.2  1982    0.2    -0.2    0.0 
 MONTH TO DATE     5.1             MM    MM     MM      MM    1.1 
 SINCE 1 DEC      24.1             MM    MM     MM      MM   17.1 
 SINCE 1 JUL      58.4             MM    MM     MM      MM   33.3 
 SNOW DEPTH (IN)    12                                          6 

DEGREE DAYS 
 HEATING 
 TODAY              71                          59      12     81 
 MONTH TO DATE     868                         987    -119   1103 
 SINCE 1 DEC      2415                        2711    -296   2892 
 SINCE 1 JUL      5459                        6446    -987   6197 

 COOLING 
 TODAY               0                           0       0      0 
 MONTH TO DATE       0                           0       0      0 
 SINCE 1 DEC         0                           0       0      0 
 SINCE 1 JAN         0                           0       0      0 
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WIND (MPH) 
 HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31     HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     40      
 HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35     HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     40 
 AVERAGE WIND SPEED    MM 

SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM            AVERAGE SKY COVER MM
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS 
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. 
BLOWING 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 TOMORROW 
                        NORMAL    RECORD   YEAR 
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE      12        39     1963 
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE       1       -34     1989 

SUNRISE AND SUNSET 
 17 JAN 2005..........SUNRISE 10:37 AM    SUNSET  5:20 PM 
 18 JAN 2005..........SUNRISE 10:35 AM    SUNSET  5:22 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)........6 HOURS 42 MINUTES
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....+0:04:13

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