621  
CDAK48 PAFC 291005  
CLIANC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
105 AM AKST THU FEB 29 2024  
   
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 28 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 18 3:31 PM 48 1991 30 -12 14  
MINIMUM 11 11:59 PM -15 1956 16 -5 0  
AVERAGE 15 23 -8 7  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.45 1971 0.03 -0.03 0.26  
MONTH TO DATE 0.86 0.86 0.00 1.64  
SINCE DEC 1 4.23 2.77 1.46 6.04  
SINCE JAN 1 2.16 1.61 0.55 2.23  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 7.7 1971 0.4 -0.4 3.7  
MONTH TO DATE 14.1 13.4 0.7 32.4  
SINCE DEC 1 78.6 44.0 34.6 80.0  
SINCE JUL 1 119.1 62.6 56.5 94.1  
SNOW DEPTH 30  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 50 42 8 58  
MONTH TO DATE 1191 1224 -33 1263  
SINCE DEC 1 4285 4131 154 4093  
SINCE JUL 1 7157 7142 15 7064  
 
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 22 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 46 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 21.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 51 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 34 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 43  
   
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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 40 1968  
2016  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 16 -22 1956  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 29 2024......SUNRISE 8:01 AM AKST SUNSET 6:25 PM AKST  
MARCH 1 2024.........SUNRISE 7:58 AM AKST SUNSET 6:27 PM AKST  
 
CIVIL TWILIGHT  
FEBRUARY 29 2024...... START 7:18 AM AKST END 7:09 PM AKST  
MARCH 01 2024......... START 7:15 AM AKST END 7:11 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)........10:23  
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....+0:05:44  
 
 
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