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CDAK48 PAFC 211018  
CLIANC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
218 AM AKDT SAT OCT 21 2023  
   
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 20 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 33 4:06 PM 53 2018 40 -7 44  
MINIMUM 20 10:24 PM 8 1996 29 -9 38  
AVERAGE 27 35 -8 41  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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  
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 6 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 66 10:00 AM  
LOWEST 36 6:00 PM  
AVERAGE 51  
   
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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 53 2002  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 28 2 1996  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 21 2023.......SUNRISE 8:58 AM AKDT SUNSET 6:30 PM AKDT  
OCTOBER 22 2023.......SUNRISE 9:01 AM AKDT SUNSET 6:27 PM AKDT  
 
CIVIL TWILIGHT  
OCTOBER 21 2023....... START 8:14 AM AKDT END 7:15 PM AKDT  
OCTOBER 22 2023....... START 8:16 AM AKDT END 7:12 PM AKDT  
 
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AMOUNT OF DAYLIGHT TODAY (HOUR:MIN)........ 9:32  
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....-0:05:37  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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