056  
CDAK48 PAFC 180056  
CLIANC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
456 PM AKDT SUN MAR 17 2024  
   
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 2024
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 34 2:38 PM 49 1970 33 1 38  
2015  
MINIMUM 29 7:48 AM -15 1959 18 11 20  
AVERAGE 32 26 6 29  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.13 2002 0.02 -0.02 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 0.14 0.41 -0.27 0.02  
SINCE MAR 1 0.14 0.41 -0.27 0.02  
SINCE JAN 1 2.30 2.02 0.28 2.25  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 22.0 2002 0.4 -0.4 0.2  
MONTH TO DATE 2.9 6.6 -3.7 0.5  
SINCE MAR 1 2.9 6.6 -3.7 0.5  
SINCE JUL 1 122.0 69.2 52.8 94.6  
SNOW DEPTH 28  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 33 40 -7 36  
MONTH TO DATE 700 696 4 741  
SINCE MAR 1 700 696 4 741  
SINCE JUL 1 7908 7839 69 7805  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 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 0 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 6 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 11 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 1.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 88 11:00 AM  
AVERAGE 92  
   
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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 47 1981  
1998  
2019  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 18 -15 1966  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 17 2024.........SUNRISE 8:08 AM AKDT SUNSET 8:09 PM AKDT  
MARCH 18 2024.........SUNRISE 8:05 AM AKDT SUNSET 8:12 PM AKDT  
 
CIVIL TWILIGHT  
MARCH 17 2024......... START 7:26 AM AKDT END 8:53 PM AKDT  
MARCH 18 2024......... START 7:23 AM AKDT END 8:56 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)........12:01  
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....+0:05:44  
 

 
 
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