738  
CDAK48 PAFC 210133  
CLIANC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
533 PM AKDT FRI OCT 20 2023  
   
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 20 2023
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 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 33 2:50 PM 53 2018 40 -7 44  
MINIMUM 21 8:09 AM 8 1996 29 -8 38  
AVERAGE 27 34 -7 41  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.33 2022 0.05 -0.05 0.33  
MONTH TO DATE 2.22 1.31 0.91 1.92  
SINCE SEP 1 5.25 4.41 0.84 7.10  
SINCE JAN 1 18.70 13.56 5.14 23.37  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 5.2 2001 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 1.2 2.7 -1.5 1.1  
SINCE SEP 1 1.2 3.1 -1.9 1.1  
SINCE JUL 1 1.2 3.1 -1.9 1.1  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 38 31 7 24  
MONTH TO DATE 509 514 -5 449  
SINCE SEP 1 1005 985 20 885  
SINCE JUL 1 1396 1395 1 1320  
 
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 7 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED MM HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION MM  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 66 10:00 AM  
LOWEST 39 12:00 AM  
AVERAGE 53  
   
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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 53 2002  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 28 2 1996  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 20 2023.......SUNRISE 8:56 AM AKDT SUNSET 6:33 PM AKDT  
OCTOBER 21 2023.......SUNRISE 8:58 AM AKDT SUNSET 6:30 PM AKDT  
 
CIVIL TWILIGHT  
OCTOBER 20 2023....... START 8:11 AM AKDT END 7:18 PM AKDT  
OCTOBER 21 2023....... START 8:14 AM AKDT END 7:15 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)........ 9:37  
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....-0:05:37  
 

 
 
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