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CDAK48 PAFC 130953  
CLIANC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
153 AM AKDT WED MAR 13 2024  
   
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 12 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 37 10:16 PM 46 2005 32 5 27  
2016  
MINIMUM 22 8:06 AM -8 1974 17 5 9  
AVERAGE 30 24 6 18  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 0.17 1966 0.02 -0.02 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.08 0.30 -0.22 0.01  
SINCE MAR 1 0.08 0.30 -0.22 0.01  
SINCE JAN 1 2.24 1.91 0.33 2.24  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 2.7 1991 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 2.4 4.7 -2.3 0.3  
SINCE MAR 1 2.4 4.7 -2.3 0.3  
SINCE JUL 1 121.5 67.3 54.2 94.4  
SNOW DEPTH 29  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 35 40 -5 47  
MONTH TO DATE 517 496 21 523  
SINCE MAR 1 517 496 21 523  
SINCE JUL 1 7725 7639 86 7587  
 
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 1 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NE (60)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 39 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 77 1:00 AM  
LOWEST 49 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 63  
   
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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 44 1981  
2016  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 17 -11 1995  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 13 2024.........SUNRISE 8:21 AM AKDT SUNSET 7:59 PM AKDT  
MARCH 14 2024.........SUNRISE 8:18 AM AKDT SUNSET 8:02 PM AKDT  
 
CIVIL TWILIGHT  
MARCH 13 2024......... START 7:38 AM AKDT END 8:42 PM AKDT  
MARCH 14 2024......... START 7:35 AM AKDT END 8:45 PM AKDT  
 
- 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)........11:38  
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....+0:05:44  
 
 
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