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CDAK48 PAFC 230109  
CLIANC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
409 PM AKST FRI DEC 22 2023  
   
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 22 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 18 12:49 AM 45 1999 24 -6 16  
2004  
MINIMUM 8 11:28 AM -18 1961 13 -5 6  
AVERAGE 13 19 -6 11  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 0.52 1989 0.04 -0.04 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.84 0.87 0.97 3.74  
SINCE DEC 1 1.84 0.87 0.97 3.74  
SINCE JAN 1 23.99 16.13 7.86 28.52  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY T 6.0 1989 0.6 -0.6 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 34.1 13.3 20.8 41.2  
SINCE DEC 1 34.1 13.3 20.8 41.2  
SINCE JUL 1 74.6 31.9 42.7 55.3  
SNOW DEPTH 24  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 52 46 6 54  
MONTH TO DATE 999 988 11 1157  
SINCE DEC 1 999 988 11 1157  
SINCE JUL 1 3871 3999 -128 4128  
 
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 (20)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 92 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 79 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 86  
   
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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 24 45 2004  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -21 1954  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 22 2023......SUNRISE 10:15 AM AKST SUNSET 3:43 PM AKST  
DECEMBER 23 2023......SUNRISE 10:15 AM AKST SUNSET 3:44 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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