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CDAK48 PAFC 180037  
CLIANC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
437 PM AKDT THU AUG 17 2023  
   
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 17 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 78 2004 64 4 58  
MINIMUM 47 5:52 AM 38 1981 51 -4 50  
AVERAGE 58 58 0 54  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.30 1991 0.10 -0.10 0.51  
MONTH TO DATE 2.20 1.50 0.70 4.49  
SINCE JUN 1 8.02 4.34 3.68 8.82  
SINCE JAN 1 11.82 7.72 4.10 13.96  
 
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 7 8 -1 11  
MONTH TO DATE 96 109 -13 134  
SINCE JUN 1 626 558 68 445  
SINCE JUL 1 302 283 19 301  
 
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 SE (130)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 6 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 11 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 51 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 74  
   
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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 74 1978  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 41 1969  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 17 2023........SUNRISE 6:14 AM AKDT SUNSET 9:53 PM AKDT  
AUGUST 18 2023........SUNRISE 6:16 AM AKDT SUNSET 9:50 PM AKDT  
 
CIVIL TWILIGHT  
AUGUST 17 2023........ START 5:21 AM AKDT END 10:46 PM AKDT  
AUGUST 18 2023........ START 5:24 AM AKDT END 10:42 PM AKDT  
 
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AMOUNT OF DAYLIGHT TODAY (HOUR:MIN)........15:39  
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....-0:05:33  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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