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CDAK48 PAFC 161002  
CLIANC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
202 AM AKDT SAT MAR 16 2024  
   
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 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 33 5:29 PM 45 1970 32 1 27  
1981  
MINIMUM 17 4:44 AM -13 1964 18 -1 14  
AVERAGE 25 25 0 21  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.35 1979 0.03 -0.03 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.08 0.37 -0.29 0.01  
SINCE MAR 1 0.08 0.37 -0.29 0.01  
SINCE JAN 1 2.24 1.98 0.26 2.24  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 7.5 1999 0.4 -0.4 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 2.4 5.9 -3.5 0.3  
SINCE MAR 1 2.4 5.9 -3.5 0.3  
SINCE JUL 1 121.5 68.5 53.0 94.4  
SNOW DEPTH 28  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 40 40 0 44  
MONTH TO DATE 630 616 14 664  
SINCE MAR 1 630 616 14 664  
SINCE JUL 1 7838 7759 79 7728  
 
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 3 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 13 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (70)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 88 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 51 7:00 PM  
AVERAGE 70  
   
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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 46 2019  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 18 -10 1959  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 16 2024.........SUNRISE 8:12 AM AKDT SUNSET 8:07 PM AKDT  
MARCH 17 2024.........SUNRISE 8:08 AM AKDT SUNSET 8:09 PM AKDT  
 
CIVIL TWILIGHT  
MARCH 16 2024......... START 7:29 AM AKDT END 8:50 PM AKDT  
MARCH 17 2024......... START 7:26 AM AKDT END 8:53 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)........11:55  
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....+0:05:44  
 
 
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