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CDAK48 PAFC 151140  
CLIANC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
340 AM AKDT WED MAY 15 2024  
   
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 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 57 6:03 PM 73 1996 56 1 56  
MINIMUM 37 5:02 AM 31 2008 39 -2 42  
AVERAGE 47 48 -1 49  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.27 1970 0.02 -0.02 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.79 0.25 0.54 0.63  
SINCE MAR 1 2.19 1.37 0.82 1.34  
SINCE JAN 1 4.35 2.98 1.37 3.57  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1965 0.0 0.0 0.0  
1976  
MONTH TO DATE 0.7 0.3 0.4 1.7  
SINCE MAR 1 14.2 15.3 -1.1 13.8  
SINCE JUL 1 133.3 77.9 55.4 107.9  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 18 17 1 16  
MONTH TO DATE 297 268 29 302  
SINCE MAR 1 2231 2308 -77 2508  
SINCE JUL 1 9439 9451 -12 9572  
 
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 4 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (260)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 76 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 35 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 56  
   
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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 72 2016  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 30 1971  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 15 2024...........SUNRISE 5:12 AM AKDT SUNSET 10:44 PM AKDT  
MAY 16 2024...........SUNRISE 5:09 AM AKDT SUNSET 10:46 PM AKDT  
 
CIVIL TWILIGHT  
MAY 15 2024........... START 4:01 AM AKDT END 11:56 PM AKDT  
MAY 16 2024........... START 3:57 AM AKDT END 12:00 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)........17:32  
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....+0:05:03  
 

 
 
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