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CDAK48 PAFC 091043  
CLIANC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
243 AM AKDT THU MAY 09 2024  
   
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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 52 2:49 PM 71 1957 54 -2 50  
1981  
MINIMUM 33 11:43 PM 20 1964 38 -5 36  
AVERAGE 43 46 -3 43  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.35 0.56 2019 0.01 0.34 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 0.69 0.13 0.56 0.63  
SINCE MAR 1 2.09 1.25 0.84 1.34  
SINCE JAN 1 4.25 2.86 1.39 3.57  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.7 0.9 1985 0.0 0.7 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.7 0.2 0.5 1.7  
SINCE MAR 1 14.2 15.2 -1.0 13.8  
SINCE JUL 1 133.3 77.8 55.5 107.9  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 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  
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 (190)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 37 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 6:00 PM  
LOWEST 54 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 74  
   
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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 70 1995  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 18 1964  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 9 2024...........SUNRISE 5:27 AM AKDT SUNSET 10:28 PM AKDT  
MAY 10 2024...........SUNRISE 5:24 AM AKDT SUNSET 10:31 PM AKDT  
 
CIVIL TWILIGHT  
MAY 09 2024........... START 4:23 AM AKDT END 11:33 PM AKDT  
MAY 10 2024........... START 4:20 AM AKDT END 11:37 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)........17:01  
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....+0:05:19  
 
 
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