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CLIBET

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BETHEL, AK
738 AM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008

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...THE BETHEL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR 22 NOV 2008... 

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD  1971 TO  2000 
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD  1948 TO  2008 

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME    RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST 
               VALUE    (LST)   VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR 
                                                   NORMAL 
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TEMPERATURE 
YESTERDAY 
 MAXIMUM           -11  0356 PM    41  1985     21     -32     33 
 MINIMUM           -24  1111 PM   -24  2008      9     -33     20 
 AVERAGE           -18                          15     -33     27 

PRECIPITATION 
(INCHES) 
 YESTERDAY        0.00           0.43  1992   0.05   -0.05   0.22 
 MONTH TO DATE    0.91                        1.03   -0.12   1.32 
 SINCE 1 SEP      6.31                        4.77    1.54  10.20 
 SINCE 1 JAN     20.75                       14.72    6.03  22.45 

SNOWFALL 
(INCHES) 
 YESTERDAY         0.0            4.8  1992    0.4    -0.4    2.2 
 MONTH TO DATE    11.8                                       16.1 
 SINCE 1 SEP      21.7                                       24.1 
 SINCE 1 JUL      21.7                                       24.1 
 SNOW DEPTH (IN)    10                                          7 

DEGREE DAYS 
 HEATING 
 YESTERDAY          83                          50      33     38 
 MONTH TO DATE    1169                        1019     150    938 
 SINCE 1 SEP      3054                        2691     363   2412 
 SINCE 1 JUL      3770                        3326     444   2884 

 COOLING 
 YESTERDAY           0                           0       0      0 
 MONTH TO DATE       0                           0       0      0 
 SINCE 1 SEP         0                           0       0      0 
 SINCE 1 JAN        11                           1      10      4 
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WIND (MPH) 
 HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10     HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    190      
 HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13     HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    360 
 AVERAGE WIND SPEED   5.6 

SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE    MM          AVERAGE SKY COVER     MM
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS 
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. 
  FOG
 

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      21        39     2004 
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE       9       -21     1994 

SUNRISE AND SUNSET 
 23 NOV 2008..........SUNRISE 10:13 AM    SUNSET  4:55 PM 
 24 NOV 2008..........SUNRISE 10:15 AM    SUNSET  4:54 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)....-0:04:17

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