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CDAK48 PAFC 161013  
CLIANC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
213 AM AKDT MON OCT 16 2023  
   
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 15 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 46 3:22 PM 57 1969 43 3 40  
MINIMUM 35 5:50 AM 10 1959 31 4 32  
1965  
AVERAGE 41 37 4 36  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 0.62 1989 0.05 -0.05 0.13  
MONTH TO DATE 2.22 1.05 1.17 1.47  
SINCE SEP 1 5.25 4.15 1.10 6.65  
SINCE JAN 1 18.70 13.30 5.40 22.92  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 4.5 1968 0.1 -0.1 0.1  
MONTH TO DATE 1.2 1.7 -0.5 1.1  
SINCE SEP 1 1.2 2.1 -0.9 1.1  
SINCE JUL 1 1.2 2.1 -0.9 1.1  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 24 28 -4 29  
MONTH TO DATE 370 366 4 333  
SINCE SEP 1 866 837 29 769  
SINCE JUL 1 1257 1247 10 1204  
 
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 NE (60)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 55 12:00 AM  
AVERAGE 76  
   
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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 57 2013  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 10 1996  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 16 2023.......SUNRISE 8:45 AM AKDT SUNSET 6:45 PM AKDT  
OCTOBER 17 2023.......SUNRISE 8:48 AM AKDT SUNSET 6:42 PM AKDT  
 
CIVIL TWILIGHT  
OCTOBER 16 2023....... START 8:01 AM AKDT END 7:29 PM AKDT  
OCTOBER 17 2023....... START 8:04 AM AKDT END 7:26 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)........10:00  
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....-0:05:38  
 

 
 
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