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CDAK48 PAFC 220054  
CLIANC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
454 PM AKDT MON AUG 21 2023  
   
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 21 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 64 2:57 PM 82 1977 63 1 63  
MINIMUM 49 3:42 AM 38 1954 50 -1 52  
AVERAGE 57 57 0 58  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.76 1997 0.10 -0.10 0.11  
MONTH TO DATE 2.20 1.90 0.30 5.65  
SINCE JUN 1 8.02 4.74 3.28 9.98  
SINCE JAN 1 11.82 8.12 3.70 15.12  
 
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 MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 8 8 0 7  
MONTH TO DATE 125 141 -16 178  
SINCE JUN 1 655 590 65 489  
SINCE JUL 1 331 315 16 345  
 
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 SW (240)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 11 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.7  
 
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 7:00 AM  
LOWEST 67 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 80  
   
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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 73 1978  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 37 1954  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 21 2023........SUNRISE 6:24 AM AKDT SUNSET 9:41 PM AKDT  
AUGUST 22 2023........SUNRISE 6:27 AM AKDT SUNSET 9:38 PM AKDT  
 
CIVIL TWILIGHT  
AUGUST 21 2023........ START 5:33 AM AKDT END 10:32 PM AKDT  
AUGUST 22 2023........ START 5:36 AM AKDT END 10:28 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)........15:16  
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....-0:05:35  
 

 
 
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