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CDAK48 PAFC 090035  
CLIANC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
435 PM AKDT WED MAY 08 2024  
   
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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 52 2:49 PM 71 1957 54 -2 50  
1981  
MINIMUM 33 4:58 AM 20 1964 38 -5 36  
AVERAGE 43 46 -3 43  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 0.56 2019 0.01 -0.01 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 0.34 0.13 0.21 0.63  
SINCE MAR 1 1.74 1.25 0.49 1.34  
SINCE JAN 1 3.90 2.86 1.04 3.57  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.9 1985 0.0 0.0 0.0  
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  
TODAY 22 19 3 22  
MONTH TO DATE 165 160 5 193  
SINCE MAR 1 2099 2200 -101 2399  
SINCE JUL 1 9307 9343 -36 9463  
 
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 SE (140)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 92 7:00 AM  
LOWEST 54 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 73  
   
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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 71 1957  
1981  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 20 1964  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 08 2024...........SUNRISE 5:30 AM AKDT SUNSET 10:26 PM AKDT  
MAY 09 2024...........SUNRISE 5:27 AM AKDT SUNSET 10:28 PM AKDT  
 
CIVIL TWILIGHT  
MAY 08 2024........... START 4:27 AM AKDT END 11:30 PM AKDT  
MAY 09 2024........... START 4:23 AM AKDT END 11:33 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)........16:56  
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....+0:05:21  
 

 
 
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