655  
CDAK48 PAFC 300955  
CLIANC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
155 AM AKDT THU APR 30 2026  
   
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 29 2026
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1952 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 50 4:02 PM 69 2005 51 -1 47  
MINIMUM 31 11:35 PM 23 2013 35 -4 35  
AVERAGE 41 43 -2 41  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.32 1971 0.01 -0.01 0.08  
MONTH TO DATE 1.42 0.41 1.01 1.48  
SINCE MAR 1 1.76 1.10 0.66 2.16  
SINCE JAN 1 5.43 2.71 2.72 3.90  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 3.4 1971 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 2.7 4.0 -1.3 13.3  
SINCE MAR 1 11.0 15.0 -4.0 30.2  
SINCE JUL 1 76.6 77.6 -1.0 61.6  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 24 22 2 24  
MONTH TO DATE 845 802 43 743  
SINCE MAR 1 2438 2017 421 1725  
SINCE JUL 1 9665 9160 505 8372  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 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 6 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 82 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 42 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 62  
   
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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 67 2005  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 25 1957  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 30 2026.........SUNRISE 5:54 AM AKDT SUNSET 10:03 PM AKDT  
MAY 1 2026...........SUNRISE 5:51 AM AKDT SUNSET 10:05 PM AKDT  
 
CIVIL TWILIGHT  
APRIL 30 2026.........MORNING 4:58 AM AKDT EVENING 11:00 PM AKDT  
MAY 01 2026...........MORNING 4:54 AM AKDT EVENING 11:04 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)........16:09  
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....+0:05:34  
 

 
 
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