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CDAK48 PAFC 171017  
CLIANC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
217 AM AKDT TUE OCT 17 2023  
   
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 16 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 44 8:38 PM 57 2013 42 2 48  
MINIMUM 39 11:26 PM 10 1996 31 8 35  
AVERAGE 42 36 6 42  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.57 1989 0.06 -0.06 0.11  
MONTH TO DATE 2.22 1.11 1.11 1.58  
SINCE SEP 1 5.25 4.21 1.04 6.76  
SINCE JAN 1 18.70 13.36 5.34 23.03  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 6.9 1964 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 1.2 1.9 -0.7 1.1  
SINCE SEP 1 1.2 2.3 -1.1 1.1  
SINCE JUL 1 1.2 2.3 -1.1 1.1  
SNOW DEPTH MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 23 28 -5 23  
MONTH TO DATE 393 394 -1 356  
SINCE SEP 1 889 865 24 792  
SINCE JUL 1 1280 1275 5 1227  
 
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 3 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION N (0)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 89 1:00 AM  
LOWEST 70 12:00 PM  
AVERAGE 80  
   
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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 56 2018  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 8 1959  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 17 2023.......SUNRISE 8:48 AM AKDT SUNSET 6:42 PM AKDT  
OCTOBER 18 2023.......SUNRISE 8:51 AM AKDT SUNSET 6:39 PM AKDT  
 
CIVIL TWILIGHT  
OCTOBER 17 2023....... START 8:04 AM AKDT END 7:26 PM AKDT  
OCTOBER 18 2023....... START 8:06 AM AKDT END 7:24 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)........ 9:54  
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....-0:05:38  
 

 
 
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