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CDAK48 PAFC 061200  
CLIANC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
300 AM AKST WED MAR 06 2024  
   
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 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 29 11:33 PM 44 1955 30 -1 23  
1984  
MINIMUM 20 5:02 AM -22 1956 17 3 3  
AVERAGE 25 24 1 13  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.56 2022 0.02 -0.02 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.13 -0.13 0.01  
SINCE MAR 1 T 0.13 -0.13 0.01  
SINCE JAN 1 2.16 1.74 0.42 2.24  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 12.2 2022 0.5 -0.5 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 2.1 -2.1 0.3  
SINCE MAR 1 T 2.1 -2.1 0.3  
SINCE JUL 1 119.1 64.7 54.4 94.4  
SNOW DEPTH 28  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 40 42 -2 52  
MONTH TO DATE 242 210 32 243  
SINCE MAR 1 242 210 32 243  
SINCE JUL 1 7450 7353 97 7307  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 8 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION N (0)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 88 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 66 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 77  
   
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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 47 1984  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 17 -23 1971  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 06 2024.........SUNRISE 7:43 AM AKST SUNSET 6:41 PM AKST  
MARCH 07 2024.........SUNRISE 7:40 AM AKST SUNSET 6:44 PM AKST  
 
CIVIL TWILIGHT  
MARCH 06 2024......... START 7:00 AM AKST END 7:24 PM AKST  
MARCH 07 2024......... START 6:57 AM AKST END 7:27 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)........10:58  
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....+0:05:44  
 
 
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