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CXAK58 PAFC 011008
CLMANC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK
208 AM AKDT MON APR 01 2024
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2024
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1952 TO 2024
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 53 03/31/2016
LOW -24 03/07/1971
HIGHEST 45 MM MM 40
LOWEST 2 MM MM 3
AVG. MAXIMUM 34.6 33.0 1.6 32.1
AVG. MINIMUM 23.0 18.6 4.4 17.9
MEAN 28.8 25.8 3.0 25.0
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 9 13.2 -4.2 14
DAYS MIN <= 32 26 29.4 -3.4 31
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 1.4 -1.4 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 2.76 1979
MINIMUM T
TOTALS 0.60 0.69 -0.09 0.14
DAILY AVG. 0.02 0.02 -0.00 0.00
DAYS >= .01 8 6.0 2.0 6
DAYS >= .10 2 2.3 -0.3 0
DAYS >= .50 0 0.2 -0.2 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.35 03/30 TO 03/31 0.05
STORM TOTAL 0.24 0.05
(MM/DD(HH))
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 31.0 1979
24 HR TOTAL 26.0 03/16/2002 TO 03/17/2002
SNOW DEPTH 39 03/17/2002
TOTALS 4.5 11.0 -6.5 2.1
SINCE 7/1 123.6 73.6 50.0 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 27 31
DAYS >= TRACE 14 6.1 7.9 10
DAYS >= 1.0 2 2.9 -0.9 1
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 30 03/11 35
24 HR TOTAL MM 2.1
STORM TOTAL 2.4 1.1
(MM/DD(HH))
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 1115 1215 -100 1232
SINCE 7/1 8323 8359 -36 MM
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 MM
FREEZE DATES
RECORD
EARLIEST 08/28/1984
LATEST 05/22/1964
EARLIEST 09/19
LATEST 05/05
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.6
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 2/000
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 33/030 DATE 03/01
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 50/180 DATE 03/31
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.74
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 4
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 9
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 18
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 71
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 1
LIGHT RAIN 7 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 1
LIGHT SNOW 7 SLEET 0
FOG 8 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2
HAZE 2
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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