961  
CDAK48 PAFC 071108  
CLIANC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
308 AM AKDT TUE MAY 07 2024  
   
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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 46 11:08 AM 66 1961 54 -8 49  
2004  
MINIMUM 34 11:47 PM 29 1956 37 -3 37  
1974  
AVERAGE 40 45 -5 43  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.24R 0.23 1971 0.02 0.22 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.32 0.10 0.22 0.57  
SINCE MAR 1 1.72 1.22 0.50 1.28  
SINCE JAN 1 3.88 2.83 1.05 3.51  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1964 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
1971  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.2 -0.2 1.7  
SINCE MAR 1 13.5 15.2 -1.7 13.8  
SINCE JUL 1 132.6 77.8 54.8 107.9  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 25 20 5 22  
MONTH TO DATE 120 122 -2 149  
SINCE MAR 1 2054 2162 -108 2355  
SINCE JUL 1 9262 9305 -43 9419  
 
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 S (200)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 92 11:00 PM  
LOWEST 63 11:00 AM  
AVERAGE 78  
   
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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 67 1981  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 27 1973  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 7 2024...........SUNRISE 5:32 AM AKDT SUNSET 10:23 PM AKDT  
MAY 8 2024...........SUNRISE 5:30 AM AKDT SUNSET 10:25 PM AKDT  
 
CIVIL TWILIGHT  
MAY 7 2024............ START 4:31 AM AKDT END 11:26 PM AKDT  
MAY 8 2024............ START 4:27 AM AKDT END 11:30 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)........16:50  
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....+0:05:23  
 
 
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