846  
CDAK48 PAFC 060051  
CLIANC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
451 PM AKDT THU OCT 05 2023  
   
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 5 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 41 12:33 AM 57 2018 48 -7 57  
2022  
MINIMUM 34 3:52 AM 18 1958 36 -2 45  
AVERAGE 38 42 -4 51  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.16 0.74 2012 0.08 0.08 0.02  
MONTH TO DATE 0.66 0.40 0.26 0.31  
SINCE SEP 1 3.69 3.50 0.19 5.49  
SINCE JAN 1 17.14 12.65 4.49 21.76  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY T R T 1972 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
2000  
2008  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.4 -0.4 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 T 0.8 -0.8 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 T 0.8 -0.8 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 27 23 4 14  
MONTH TO DATE 122 110 12 89  
SINCE SEP 1 618 581 37 525  
SINCE JUL 1 1009 991 18 960  
 
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 12 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
SLEET  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 89 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 55 12:00 AM  
AVERAGE 72  
   
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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 60 1963  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 16 1958  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 5 2023.......SUNRISE 8:17 AM AKDT SUNSET 7:19 PM AKDT  
OCTOBER 6 2023.......SUNRISE 8:19 AM AKDT SUNSET 7:16 PM AKDT  
 
CIVIL TWILIGHT  
OCTOBER 05 2023....... START 7:34 AM AKDT END 8:02 PM AKDT  
OCTOBER 06 2023....... START 7:36 AM AKDT END 7:59 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)........11:02  
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....-0:05:39  
 

 
 
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