BETHEL, ALASKA
NORMALS, MEANS, AND EXTREMES

LATITUDE: 60 Deg. 47 Min. N LONGITUDE: 161 Deg. 48 Min. W ELEVATION: FT. GRND 125 BARO 131 TIME ZONE: ALASKA WBAN: 26615

(a)
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
OCT
NOV
DEC
YEAR
TEMPERATURE (Deg. F)
Normals
-Daily Maximum
-Daily Minimum
-Monthly
Extremes
-Record Highest
-Year
-Record Lowest
-Year






37

37



12.9
0.4
6.7

48
1963
-48
1989


12.8
-0.8
6.0

4
1970
-38
1990


21.1
5.4
13.3

46
1986
-39
1964


31.3
15.7
23.6

55
1993
-22
1964


48.2
31.7
39.9

80
1993
4
1965


58.8
42.3
50.5

86
1959
28
1962


62.3
47.7
55.0

83
1993
31
1959


59.5
46.3
52.9

84
1977
28
1984


52.0
38.3
45.2

72
1979
18
1970


35.0
23.8
29.4

56
1979
-5
1963


22.6
10.9
16.8

48
1991
-24
1990


14.7
2.2
8.5

45
1963
-37
1975


35.9
22.0
29.0

86
JUN 1959
-48
JAN 1989
NORMAL DEGREE DAYS
Heating (base 65 Deg. F)
Cooling (base 65 Deg. F)




1807
0

1652
0

1603
0

1242
0

778
0

435
0

310
0

375
0

594
0

1104
0

144
0

1752
0

13098
0
% OF POSSIBLE SUNSHINE














MEAN SKY COVER(tenths)
Sunrise - Sunset
MEAN NUMBER OF DAYS:
Sunrise to Sunset
-Clear
-Partly Cloudy
-Cloudy
Precipitation
.01 inches or more
Snow, Ice Pellets, Hail
1.0 inches or more
Thunderstorms
Heavy Fog Visibility
1/4 mile or less
Temperature Deg. F
-Maximum
70 Deg. F and above
32 Deg. F and below
-Minimum
32 Deg. F and below
0 Deg. F and below

34


34
34
34

37

37
26

26


37
37

37
37

6.6


8.0
4.7
18.3

8.6

1.9
0.0

3.5


0.0
24.8

30.2
15.5

5.9


9.9
4.1
14.2

6.7

1.9
0.0

3.0


0.0
22.3

27.8
14.4

6.3


9.3
5.3
16.5

9.2

2.9
0.0

4.3


0.0
22.5

30.6
12.8

6.9


6.4
6.3
17.3

8.8

1.7
0.0

4.1


0.0
13.2

27.6
5.1

7.6


3.6
7.7
19.6

10.5

0.6
0.2

4.9


0.5
1.5

15.9
0.0

8.2


1.7
6.9
21.4

12.6

0.1
0.5

3.0


3.1
0.0

0.7
0.0

8.5


1.8
5.4
23.7

15.1

0.0
0.6

3.9


6.1
0.0

0.1
0.0

8.7


1.5
4.0
25.5

17.7

0.0
0.4

6.0


2.3
0.0

0.1
0.0

8.3


2.3
4.9
22.7

16.1

0.1
0.1

4.5


0.1
0.1

5.7
0.0

8.0


3.6
5.3
22.1

12.6

1.4
0.0

4.1


0.0
11.3

25.6
0.5

7.3


5.7
5.0
19.3

11.5

3.0
0.0

4.3


0.0
21.2

28.6
6.9

6.8


7.8
4.9
18.3

10.9

3.2
0.0

4.6


0.0
24.3

30.4
15.1

7.4


61.7
64.6
238.9

140.3

16.8
1.7

50.3


12.1
141.1

223.3
70.4
AV. STATION PRES. (mb)
22
998.9
1002.7
1000.8
1004.0
1003.8
1006.4
1008.5
1006.3
1001.9
999.5
998.1
997.1
1002.3
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (%)
Hour 04
Hour 10 (Local Time)
Hour 16
Hour 22

45
45
46
45

77
77
76
77

75
75
73
75

80
79
74
80

85
83
72
81

88
80
62
71

89
80
61
68

92
86
67
74

94
91
73
82

92
91
70
84

88
88
76
85

83
83
80
83

78
77
77
77

85
83
72
78
PRECIPITATION (in.)
Water Equivalent
-Normal
-Maximum Monthly
-Year
-Minimum Monthly
-Year
-Maximum in 24 hrs
-Year
Snow, Ice Pellets, Hail
-Maximum Monthly
-Year
-Maximum in 24 hrs
-Year



37

37

37


37

37



0.58
2.53
1993
0.06
1966
0.85
1982

15.3
1993
7.8
1987


0.43
2.12
1959
T
1984
0.77
1959

18.1
1959
6.5
1959


0.59
3.44
1991
T
1986
0.64
1991

30.6
1991
8.2
1974


0.70
3.89
1979
0.02
1985
0.94
1979

14.3
1975
4.7
1975


0.78
1.73
1985
0.10
1967
0.53
1992

6.2
1992
5.7
1992


1.44
3.33
1980
0.25
1974
1.37
1981

2.2
1963
1.2
1963


1.98
4.00
1980
0.56
1988
1.22
1966

T
1974
T
1974


2.91
5.81
1963
0.99
1976
1.90
1994

0.0

0.0



2.04
4.79
1993
0.42
1968
2.02
1971

4.0
1992
3.6
1992


1.45
2.51
1972
0.11
1965
1.55
1974

12.8
1978
5.5
1982


1.07
4.19
1994
0.04
1969
1.63
1990

34.7
1994
10.0
1990


1.02
3.49
1992
0.11
1973
1.34
1970

36.0
1992
8.0
1992


14.99
5.81
AUG 1963
T
MAR 1986
2.02
SEP 1971

36.0
DEC 1992
10.0
NOV 1990
WIND
Mean Speed (mph)
Prevailing Direction
through 1964
Fastest Mile
-Direction(!!)
-Speed(mph)
-Year
Peak Gust
-Direction(!!)
-Speed(mph)
-Date

37



41



16
16


14.6

NE

15
54
1979

S
61
1993

15.2

NNE

16
62
1951

NE
59
1988

14.0

NNE

19
49
1977

S
56
1991

12.9

NW

15
44
1979

S
51
1995

11.6

S

18
41
1960

S
53
1985

11.2

NW

19
43
1978

S
59
1980

10.9

SSW

19
40
1974

S
46
1982

11.1

SSW

22
46
1978

NW
56
1994

11.7

SSW

18
55
1960

SE
69
1982

12.6

NNE

19
52
1992

S
77
1992

13.5

NE

16
60
1958

W
66
1990

14.2

NNE

17 1
58
1977

S
67
1982

12.8

NNE

6
62
FEB 1951

S
77
OCT 1992
(a) - Length of Record in Years, although individual months may be missing.
0.* or * - The value is between 0.0 and 0.05.
Normals - Based on the 1961 - 1990 record period.
Extremes - Dates are the most recent occurrence.
Wind Dir.- Numerals show tens of degrees clockwise from true north. "00" indicates calm.
Resultant Directions are given to whole degrees.