ABAK34 PABE 041030 PNSBET PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BETHEL AK 230 AM AKDT MON AUG 4 2008 ...COOL MORNING FOR AUGUST 3RD... THE MORNING LOW TEMPERATURE FOR BETHEL ALASKA FOR SUNDAY AUGUST 3RD INDICATED A NEW RECORD HAD BEEN SET WHEN THE MERCURY DIPPED TO 39 DEGREES AT 620 AM AKDT. THIS EDGED OUT THE MODERN RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE FOR THE DAY OF 40 DEGREES FIRST SET IN 1954 AND TIED IN 1973. HOWEVER...HISTORICAL RECORDS FOR THE BETHEL AREA HAVE SHOWN THE DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE MARK IS STILL INTACT. THE ALL-TIME RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE FOR THE 3RD IS 34 DEGREES SET IN 1928. $$ KUTZ AUG 08