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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK
453 PM AKDT MON MAY 18 2026

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...THE BETHEL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 2026...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1948 TO 2026


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST      
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL           
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                          
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         47   2:58 PM  68    1935  53     -6       43        
  MINIMUM         33   5:58 AM  16    2013  35     -2       32        
  AVERAGE         40                        44     -4       38     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            0.20          0.41 1963   0.04   0.16      T       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.46                      0.67  -0.21     0.69     
  SINCE MAR 1      2.58                      2.20   0.38     2.51     
  SINCE JAN 1      5.74                      3.85   1.89     6.12     

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  TODAY           25                        21      4       27        
  MONTH TO DATE  495                       430     65      427        
  SINCE MAR 1   3612                      3073    539     3169        
  SINCE JUL 1  12386                     11622    764    11230        

 COOLING                                                              
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0        
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0        
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0        
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   4   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   E (110)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    19   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.4                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                             
  RAIN                                                                
  LIGHT RAIN                                                          
  FOG                                                                 


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100                                                        
 LOWEST     60                                                        
 AVERAGE    80                                                        

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THE BETHEL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        73      1969                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        23      1932                      
                                             1942                     
                                             2013                     


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE   5:56 AM AKDT  SUNSET  11:33 PM AKDT    
MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE   5:53 AM AKDT  SUNSET  11:36 PM AKDT    


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.




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