512  
CDAK48 PAFC 060037  
CLIANC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
437 PM AKDT SAT AUG 05 2023  
   
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 5 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 68 2:59 PM 76 1968 66 2 63  
MINIMUM 51 5:01 AM 43 1990 53 -2 53  
AVERAGE 60 59 1 58  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.85 1973 0.08 -0.08 0.62  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.40 -0.40 1.08  
SINCE JUN 1 5.82 3.24 2.58 5.41  
SINCE JAN 1 9.62 6.62 3.00 10.55  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.0 MM 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUN 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 5 6 -1 7  
MONTH TO DATE 23 30 -7 31  
SINCE JUN 1 553 479 74 342  
SINCE JUL 1 229 204 25 198  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JUN 1 0 7 -7 9  
SINCE JAN 1 0 7 -7 9    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 1 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 61 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 79  
   
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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 82 1968  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 43 1959  
1962  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 5 2023........SUNRISE 5:43 AM AKDT SUNSET 10:27 PM AKDT  
AUGUST 6 2023........SUNRISE 5:46 AM AKDT SUNSET 10:25 PM AKDT  
 
CIVIL TWILIGHT  
AUGUST 05 2023........ START 4:41 AM AKDT END 11:29 PM AKDT  
AUGUST 06 2023........ START 4:45 AM AKDT END 11:25 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)........16:44  
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....-0:05:20  
 

 
 
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