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CDAK48 PAFC 081017  
CLIANC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
217 AM AKDT SUN OCT 08 2023  
   
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 7 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 48 2:14 PM 54 1979 47 1 53  
MINIMUM 40 9:10 AM 18 1958 35 5 47  
AVERAGE 44 41 3 50  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.07 0.81 1980 0.07 0.00 0.12  
MONTH TO DATE 1.07 0.55 0.52 0.43  
SINCE SEP 1 4.10 3.65 0.45 5.61  
SINCE JAN 1 17.55 12.80 4.75 21.88  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 8.4 1982 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.6 -0.6 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 T 1.0 -1.0 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 T 1.0 -1.0 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 21 24 -3 15  
MONTH TO DATE 165 157 8 114  
SINCE SEP 1 661 628 33 550  
SINCE JUL 1 1052 1038 14 985  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 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 2 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION E (90)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 80 6:00 PM  
AVERAGE 89  
   
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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 57 1993  
2022  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 16 1958  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 8 2023.......SUNRISE 8:24 AM AKDT SUNSET 7:10 PM AKDT  
OCTOBER 9 2023.......SUNRISE 8:27 AM AKDT SUNSET 7:06 PM AKDT  
 
CIVIL TWILIGHT  
OCTOBER 08 2023....... START 7:41 AM AKDT END 7:53 PM AKDT  
OCTOBER 09 2023....... START 7:44 AM AKDT END 7:50 PM AKDT  
 
AMOUNT OF DAYLIGHT TODAY (HOUR:MIN)........10:57  
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....-0:05:39  
 
- 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)........10:45  
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....-0:05:39  
 

 
 
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