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CDAK48 PAFC 160049  
CLIANC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
449 PM AKDT WED MAY 15 2024  
   
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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 53 2:56 PM 72 2016 56 -3 58  
MINIMUM 35 4:34 AM 30 1971 40 -5 47  
AVERAGE 44 48 -4 53  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.35 2009 0.02 -0.02 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.79 0.27 0.52 0.63  
SINCE MAR 1 2.19 1.39 0.80 1.34  
SINCE JAN 1 4.35 3.00 1.35 3.57  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1992 0.0 0.0 0.0  
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  
TODAY 21 17 4 12  
MONTH TO DATE 318 285 33 314  
SINCE MAR 1 2252 2325 -73 2520  
SINCE JUL 1 9460 9468 -8 9584  
 
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 4 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (280)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 82 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 50 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 66  
   
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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 75 1993  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 28 2002  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 15 2024...........SUNRISE 5:11 AM AKDT SUNSET 10:43 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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