083  
CDAK48 PAFC 011001  
CLIANC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
101 AM AKST FRI MAR 01 2024  
   
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 29 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 MM 40 1968 30 -12 14  
2016  
MINIMUM 10 MM -22 1956 16 -6 0  
AVERAGE 14 23 -9 7  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.15 2012 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 4.6 2012 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 28  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 51 42 9 58  
MONTH TO DATE 1242 1308 -66 1263  
SINCE DEC 1 4336 4215 121 4093  
SINCE JUL 1 7208 7226 -18 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 18 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 40 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 18.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 50 1:00 AM  
LOWEST 38 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 44  
   
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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 43 1958  
1968  
2003  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 16 -21 1956  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 1 2024.........SUNRISE 7:58 AM AKST SUNSET 6:27 PM AKST  
MARCH 2 2024.........SUNRISE 7:55 AM AKST SUNSET 6:30 PM AKST  
 
CIVIL TWILIGHT  
MARCH 01 2024......... START 7:15 AM AKST END 7:11 PM AKST  
MARCH 02 2024......... START 7:12 AM AKST END 7:14 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)........10:29  
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....+0:05:44  
 

 
 
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