997  
CDAK48 PAFC 190042  
CLIANC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
442 PM AKDT MON SEP 18 2023  
   
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 18 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 52 2:59 PM 64 1995 55 -3 54  
MINIMUM 43 7:17 AM 27 1955 42 1 46  
AVERAGE 48 49 -1 50  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 0.66 2019 0.11 -0.11 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 2.03 1.89 0.14 2.99  
SINCE SEP 1 2.03 1.89 0.14 2.99  
SINCE JAN 1 15.48 11.04 4.44 19.26  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.0 MM 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 17 16 1 15  
MONTH TO DATE 247 246 1 225  
SINCE SEP 1 247 246 1 225  
SINCE JUL 1 638 656 -18 660  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE SEP 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 8 -8 9    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 4 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 7:00 AM  
LOWEST 61 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 77  
   
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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 63 1979  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 27 1955  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 18 2023.....SUNRISE 7:35 AM AKDT SUNSET 8:13 PM AKDT  
SEPTEMBER 19 2023.....SUNRISE 7:37 AM AKDT SUNSET 8:10 PM AKDT  
 
CIVIL TWILIGHT  
SEPTEMBER 18 2023..... START 6:51 AM AKDT END 8:56 PM AKDT  
SEPTEMBER 19 2023..... START 6:53 AM AKDT END 8:53 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)........12:38  
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....-0:05:39  
 

 
 
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