046  
CDAK48 PAFC 130046  
CLIANC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
446 PM AKDT SAT AUG 12 2023  
   
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 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 61 1:40 PM 77 2005 65 -4 60  
2019  
MINIMUM 49 1:30 AM 42 1969 52 -3 55  
AVERAGE 55 58 -3 58  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 1.40 1986 0.09 -0.09 0.75  
MONTH TO DATE 0.13 1.02 -0.89 3.63  
SINCE JUN 1 5.95 3.86 2.09 7.96  
SINCE JAN 1 9.75 7.24 2.51 13.10  
 
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 10 7 3 7  
MONTH TO DATE 57 73 -16 91  
SINCE JUN 1 587 522 65 402  
SINCE JUL 1 263 247 16 258  
 
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 2 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION E (70)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (60)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 69 10:00 AM  
AVERAGE 81  
   
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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 77 2019  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 40 1961  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 12 2023........SUNRISE 6:01 AM AKDT SUNSET 10:07 PM AKDT  
AUGUST 13 2023........SUNRISE 6:04 AM AKDT SUNSET 10:04 PM AKDT  
 
CIVIL TWILIGHT  
AUGUST 12 2023........ START 5:05 AM AKDT END 11:04 PM AKDT  
AUGUST 13 2023........ START 5:08 AM AKDT END 11:00 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)........16:06  
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....-0:05:29  
 

 
 
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