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CDAK48 PAFC 200957  
CLIANC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
157 AM AKDT SUN AUG 20 2023  
   
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 19 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 66 3:31 PM 71 1978 64 2 53  
1991  
2004  
MINIMUM 52 11:50 PM 41 1969 51 1 49  
AVERAGE 59 57 2 51  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.81 2006 0.10 -0.10 0.52  
MONTH TO DATE 2.20 1.70 0.50 5.39  
SINCE JUN 1 8.02 4.54 3.48 9.72  
SINCE JAN 1 11.82 7.92 3.90 14.86  
 
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 6 8 -2 14  
MONTH TO DATE 111 125 -14 160  
SINCE JUN 1 641 574 67 471  
SINCE JUL 1 317 299 18 327  
 
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 2 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SW (210)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 11:00 PM  
LOWEST 60 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 79  
   
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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 77 1977  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 44 2000  
2006  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 20 2023........SUNRISE 6:22 AM AKDT SUNSET 9:44 PM AKDT  
AUGUST 21 2023........SUNRISE 6:24 AM AKDT SUNSET 9:41 PM AKDT  
 
CIVIL TWILIGHT  
AUGUST 20 2023........ START 5:30 AM AKDT END 10:35 PM AKDT  
AUGUST 21 2023........ START 5:33 AM AKDT END 10:32 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)........15:22  
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....-0:05:35  
 

 
 
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