734  
CDAK48 PAFC 181004  
CLIANC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
204 AM AKDT MON MAR 18 2024  
   
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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 36 6:28 PM 49 1970 33 3 38  
2015  
MINIMUM 29 7:48 AM -15 1959 18 11 20  
AVERAGE 33 26 7 29  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 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)  
YESTERDAY T 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  
YESTERDAY 32 40 -8 36  
MONTH TO DATE 699 696 3 741  
SINCE MAR 1 699 696 3 741  
SINCE JUL 1 7907 7839 68 7805  
 
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 0 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 8 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 11 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 85 7:00 PM  
AVERAGE 91  
   
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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 47 1981  
1998  
2019  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 18 -15 1966  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 18 2024.........SUNRISE 8:05 AM AKDT SUNSET 8:12 PM AKDT  
MARCH 19 2024.........SUNRISE 8:02 AM AKDT SUNSET 8:15 PM AKDT  
 
CIVIL TWILIGHT  
MARCH 18 2024......... START 7:23 AM AKDT END 8:56 PM AKDT  
MARCH 19 2024......... START 7:19 AM AKDT END 8:58 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)........12:07  
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....+0:05:44  
 
 
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