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CDAK48 PAFC 220058  
CLIANC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
458 PM AKDT SAT OCT 21 2023  
   
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 21 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 32 2:59 PM 53 2002 39 -7 39  
MINIMUM 18 1:26 AM 2 1996 28 -10 31  
AVERAGE 25 34 -9 35  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.72 1981 0.05 -0.05 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.22 1.36 0.86 1.92  
SINCE SEP 1 5.25 4.46 0.79 7.10  
SINCE JAN 1 18.70 13.61 5.09 23.37  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 3.6 2001 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 1.2 2.9 -1.7 1.1  
SINCE SEP 1 1.2 3.3 -2.1 1.1  
SINCE JUL 1 1.2 3.3 -2.1 1.1  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 40 31 9 30  
MONTH TO DATE 549 545 4 479  
SINCE SEP 1 1045 1016 29 915  
SINCE JUL 1 1436 1426 10 1350  
 
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 4 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NE (30)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 74 1:00 AM  
LOWEST 45 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 60  
   
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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 52 1957  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 28 4 1956  
 
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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