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CDAK48 PAFC 090031  
CLIANC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
431 PM AKDT THU MAY 08 2025  
   
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 2025  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1952 TO 2025  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 48 2:01 PM 71 1957 54 -6 52  
1981  
MINIMUM 41 3:00 AM 20 1964 38 3 33  
AVERAGE 45 46 -1 43  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.05 0.56 2019 0.01 0.04 0.35  
MONTH TO DATE 0.07 0.13 -0.06 0.69  
SINCE MAR 1 2.23 1.25 0.98 2.09  
SINCE JAN 1 3.97 2.86 1.11 4.25  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.9 1985 0.0 0.0 0.7  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0.7  
SINCE MAR 1 30.2 15.2 15.0 14.2  
SINCE JUL 1 61.6 77.8 -16.2 133.3  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 20 19 1 22  
MONTH TO DATE 161 160 1 165  
SINCE MAR 1 1908 2200 -292 2099  
SINCE JUL 1 8555 9343 -788 9307  
 
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 2 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SW (230)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 66 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 80  
   
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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 70 1995  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 18 1964  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 8 2025...........SUNRISE 5:30 AM AKDT SUNSET 10:25 PM AKDT  
MAY 9 2025...........SUNRISE 5:28 AM AKDT SUNSET 10:27 PM AKDT  
 
CIVIL TWILIGHT  
MAY 08 2025...........MORNING 4:28 AM AKDT EVENING 11:29 PM AKDT  
MAY 09 2025...........MORNING 4:24 AM AKDT EVENING 11:32 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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AMOUNT OF DAYLIGHT TODAY (HOUR:MIN)........16:54  
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....+0:05:21  
 
 
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