804  
CDAK48 PAFC 170055  
CLIANC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
455 PM AKDT THU MAY 16 2024  
   
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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 51 1:27 PM 75 1993 56 -5 51  
MINIMUM 39 4:18 AM 28 2002 40 -1 37  
AVERAGE 45 48 -3 44  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.45 1958 0.03 -0.03 0.03  
MONTH TO DATE 0.79 0.30 0.49 0.66  
SINCE MAR 1 2.19 1.42 0.77 1.37  
SINCE JAN 1 4.35 3.03 1.32 3.60  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1966 0.0 0.0 0.0  
2013  
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 20 17 3 21  
MONTH TO DATE 337 302 35 335  
SINCE MAR 1 2271 2342 -71 2541  
SINCE JUL 1 9479 9485 -6 9605  
 
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 3 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (270)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 79 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 56 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 68  
   
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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 72 2014  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 30 1992  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 16 2024...........SUNRISE 5:09 AM AKDT SUNSET 10:46 PM AKDT  
MAY 17 2024...........SUNRISE 5:07 AM AKDT SUNSET 10:48 PM AKDT  
 
CIVIL TWILIGHT  
MAY 16 2024........... START 3:57 AM AKDT END 12:00 PM AKDT  
MAY 17 2024........... START 3:53 AM AKDT END 12:04 AM 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)........17:37  
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....+0:04:59  
 
 
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