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CDAK48 PAFC 160057  
CLIANC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
457 PM AKDT TUE AUG 15 2023  
   
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 15 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 60 2:07 PM 78 2020 65 -5 61  
MINIMUM 49 4:15 AM 34 1973 51 -2 52  
AVERAGE 55 58 -3 57  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.02 0.96 1981 0.09 -0.07 0.04  
MONTH TO DATE 0.52 1.30 -0.78 3.87  
SINCE JUN 1 6.34 4.14 2.20 8.20  
SINCE JAN 1 10.14 7.52 2.62 13.34  
 
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 8  
MONTH TO DATE 79 94 -15 113  
SINCE JUN 1 609 543 66 424  
SINCE JUL 1 285 268 17 280  
 
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 SE (130)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 8 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (50)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 72 12:00 PM  
AVERAGE 86  
   
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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 81 2004  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 39 1973  
1986  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 15 2023........SUNRISE 6:09 AM AKDT SUNSET 9:59 PM AKDT  
AUGUST 16 2023........SUNRISE 6:11 AM AKDT SUNSET 9:56 PM AKDT  
 
CIVIL TWILIGHT  
AUGUST 15 2023........ START 5:14 AM AKDT END 10:53 PM AKDT  
AUGUST 16 2023........ START 5:18 AM AKDT END 10:49 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)........15:50  
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....-0:05:32  
 

 
 
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