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CDAK48 PAFC 170143  
CLIANC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
443 PM AKST SAT DEC 16 2023  
   
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 16 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 22 5:30 AM 44 2005 25 -3 17  
MINIMUM 15 11:56 AM -19 1980 14 1 -1  
AVERAGE 19 20 -1 8  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.25 1991 0.04 -0.04 0.00  
1994  
MONTH TO DATE 1.28 0.65 0.63 3.74  
SINCE DEC 1 1.28 0.65 0.63 3.74  
SINCE JAN 1 23.43 15.91 7.52 28.52  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 6.3 1994 0.6 -0.6 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 25.8 9.7 16.1 41.1  
SINCE DEC 1 25.8 9.7 16.1 41.1  
SINCE JUL 1 66.3 28.3 38.0 55.2  
SNOW DEPTH 24  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 46 45 1 57  
MONTH TO DATE 736 712 24 777  
SINCE DEC 1 736 712 24 777  
SINCE JUL 1 3608 3723 -115 3748  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 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 (10)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 84 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 90  
   
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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 25 44 1986  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 14 -23 1980  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 16 2023......SUNRISE 10:10 AM AKST SUNSET 3:41 PM AKST  
DECEMBER 17 2023......SUNRISE 10:11 AM AKST SUNSET 3:41 PM AKST  
 
CIVIL TWILIGHT  
DECEMBER 16 2023...... START 9:09 AM AKST END 4:43 PM AKST  
DECEMBER 17 2023...... START 9:10 AM AKST END 4:43 PM AKST  
 
- 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)........ 5:31  
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....-0:01:09  
 

 
 
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