950  
CDAK48 PAFC 011016  
CLIANC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
116 AM AKST MON JAN 01 2024  
   
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 31 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 22 MM 46 2019 23 -1 23  
MINIMUM 4 12:00 AM -25 1964 11 -7 16  
AVERAGE 13 17 -4 20  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.32 1980 0.03 -0.03 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.07 1.16 0.91 3.81  
SINCE DEC 1 2.07 1.16 0.91 3.81  
SINCE JAN 1 24.22 16.42 7.80 28.59  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 6.9 2019 0.5 -0.5 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 39.0 18.2 20.8 41.2  
SINCE DEC 1 39.0 18.2 20.8 41.2  
SINCE JUL 1 79.5 36.8 42.7 55.3  
SNOW DEPTH 24  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 52 48 4 45  
MONTH TO DATE 1489 1413 76 1557  
SINCE DEC 1 1489 1413 76 1557  
SINCE JUL 1 4361 4424 -63 4528  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 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 8 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED MM HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION MM  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 84 3:00 PM  
LOWEST 75 11:00 PM  
AVERAGE 80  
   
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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 23 48 1985  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 11 -17 1959  
1980  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 01 2024.......SUNRISE 10:14 AM AKST SUNSET 3:54 PM AKST  
JANUARY 02 2024.......SUNRISE 10:14 AM AKST SUNSET 3:56 PM AKST  
 
CIVIL TWILIGHT  
JANUARY 01 2024....... START 9:13 AM AKST END 4:55 PM AKST  
JANUARY 02 2024....... START 9:13 AM AKST END 4:56 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)........ 5:40  
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....+0:02:01  
 

 
 
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