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CDAK48 PAFC 061217  
CLIANC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
317 AM AKST SAT JAN 06 2024  
   
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 5 2024
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1952 TO 2024  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 26 12:15 PM 42 1977 23 3 27  
MINIMUM 18 11:32 PM -34 1975 11 7 9  
AVERAGE 22 17 5 18  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.81 1987 0.03 -0.03 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.21 0.13 0.08 0.14  
SINCE DEC 1 2.28 1.29 0.99 3.95  
SINCE JAN 1 0.21 0.13 0.08 0.14  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 7.8 1987 0.5 -0.5 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 2.7 2.2 0.5 0.5  
SINCE DEC 1 41.7 20.4 21.3 41.7  
SINCE JUL 1 82.2 39.0 43.2 55.8  
SNOW DEPTH 25  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 43 48 -5 47  
MONTH TO DATE 216 240 -24 190  
SINCE DEC 1 1705 1654 51 1747  
SINCE JUL 1 4577 4665 -88 4718  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 3 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION N (0)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 84 9:00 PM  
LOWEST 71 8:00 AM  
AVERAGE 78  
   
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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 22 41 2014  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 11 -21 1975  
1997  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 6 2024.......SUNRISE 10:10 AM AKST SUNSET 4:02 PM AKST  
JANUARY 7 2024.......SUNRISE 10:09 AM AKST SUNSET 4:04 PM AKST  
 
CIVIL TWILIGHT  
JANUARY 06 2024....... START 9:11 AM AKST END 5:02 PM AKST  
JANUARY 07 2024....... START 9:10 AM AKST END 5:04 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)........ 5:52  
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....+0:02:52  
 

 
 
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