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CDAK48 PAFC 180058  
CLIANC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
458 PM AKDT TUE OCT 17 2023  
   
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 17 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 48 2:52 PM 56 2018 42 6 50  
MINIMUM 36 4:39 AM 8 1959 30 6 37  
AVERAGE 42 36 6 44  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.67 1999 0.05 -0.05 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 2.22 1.16 1.06 1.59  
SINCE SEP 1 5.25 4.26 0.99 6.77  
SINCE JAN 1 18.70 13.41 5.29 23.04  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 8.5 2001 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 1.2 2.1 -0.9 1.1  
SINCE SEP 1 1.2 2.5 -1.3 1.1  
SINCE JUL 1 1.2 2.5 -1.3 1.1  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 23 29 -6 21  
MONTH TO DATE 416 423 -7 377  
SINCE SEP 1 912 894 18 813  
SINCE JUL 1 1303 1304 -1 1248  
 
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 1 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NE (50)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 7 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (60)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 13 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 1.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 56 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 77  
   
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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 54 2013  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 2 1959  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 17 2023.......SUNRISE 8:48 AM AKDT SUNSET 6:42 PM AKDT  
OCTOBER 18 2023.......SUNRISE 8:50 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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