844  
CDAK48 PAFC 180139  
CLIANC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
539 PM AKDT WED APR 17 2024  
   
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 2024  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 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 39 4:00 PM 59 1965 46 -7 37  
MINIMUM 30 MM 12 1963 31 -1 27  
AVERAGE 35 38 -3 32  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.36 1975 0.01 -0.01 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.80 0.24 0.56 0.52  
SINCE MAR 1 1.40 0.93 0.47 0.66  
SINCE JAN 1 3.56 2.54 1.02 2.89  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 3.0 1975 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 9.0 3.0 6.0 10.0  
SINCE MAR 1 13.5 14.0 -0.5 12.1  
SINCE JUL 1 132.6 76.6 56.0 106.2  
SNOW DEPTH 14  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 30 27 3 33  
MONTH TO DATE 542 516 26 608  
SINCE MAR 1 1657 1731 -74 1840  
SINCE JUL 1 8865 8874 -9 8904  
 
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 2 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED MM HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION MM  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 78 7:00 AM  
LOWEST 54 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 66  
   
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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 59 1965  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 9 1963  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 17 2024.........SUNRISE 6:31 AM AKDT SUNSET 9:30 PM AKDT  
APRIL 18 2024.........SUNRISE 6:28 AM AKDT SUNSET 9:32 PM AKDT  
 
CIVIL TWILIGHT  
APRIL 17 2024......... START 5:42 AM AKDT END 10:20 PM AKDT  
APRIL 18 2024......... START 5:38 AM AKDT END 10:23 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)........14:59  
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....+0:05:42  
 
 
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