875  
CDAK48 PAFC 130039  
CLIANC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
439 PM AKDT FRI MAY 12 2023  
   
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 2023
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1952 TO 2023  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 59 1:36 PM 68 1968 55 4 53  
MINIMUM 33 4:29 AM 30 1964 39 -6 35  
1973  
AVERAGE 46 47 -1 44  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.37 1962 0.02 -0.02 0.14  
MONTH TO DATE 0.63 0.21 0.42 0.16  
SINCE MAR 1 1.34 1.33 0.01 1.21  
SINCE JAN 1 3.57 2.94 0.63 5.04  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.0 MM 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 1.7 0.3 1.4 T  
SINCE MAR 1 13.8 15.3 -1.5 19.5  
SINCE JUL 1 107.9 77.9 30.0 89.3  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 19 18 1 21  
MONTH TO DATE 271 233 38 231  
SINCE MAR 1 2477 2273 204 2038  
SINCE JUL 1 9541 9416 125 9157  
 
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 1 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SE (130)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 92 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 43 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 68  
   
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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 71 1996  
2016  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 31 1961  
1965  
2002  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 12 2023...........SUNRISE 5:21 AM AKDT SUNSET 10:34 PM AKDT  
MAY 13 2023...........SUNRISE 5:19 AM AKDT SUNSET 10:37 PM AKDT  
 
CIVIL TWILIGHT  
MAY 12 2023........... START 4:15 AM AKDT END 11:42 PM AKDT  
MAY 13 2023........... START 4:11 AM AKDT END 11:45 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)........17:13  
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....+0:05:14  
 

 
 
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