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CDAK48 PAFC 181009  
CLIANC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
209 AM AKDT FRI AUG 18 2023  
   
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 17 2023
 
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 69 3:57 PM 78 2004 64 5 58  
MINIMUM 47 5:52 AM 38 1981 51 -4 50  
AVERAGE 58 58 0 54  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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 SW (230)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 12 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 45 5:00 PM  
AVERAGE 71  
   
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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 74 1978  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 41 1969  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 18 2023........SUNRISE 6:16 AM AKDT SUNSET 9:50 PM AKDT  
AUGUST 19 2023........SUNRISE 6:19 AM AKDT SUNSET 9:47 PM AKDT  
 
CIVIL TWILIGHT  
AUGUST 18 2023........ START 5:24 AM AKDT END 10:42 PM AKDT  
AUGUST 19 2023........ START 5:27 AM AKDT END 10:39 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)........15:33  
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....-0:05:34  
 

 
 
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