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CDAK48 PAFC 180937  
CLIANC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
137 AM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2024  
   
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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 54 6:12 PM 72 2014 57 -3 53  
MINIMUM 42 5:20 AM 30 1992 40 2 39  
AVERAGE 48 48 0 46  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.52 2013 0.02 -0.02 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.79 0.32 0.47 0.66  
SINCE MAR 1 2.19 1.44 0.75 1.37  
SINCE JAN 1 4.35 3.05 1.30 3.60  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.3 2013 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  
YESTERDAY 17 16 1 19  
MONTH TO DATE 354 318 36 354  
SINCE MAR 1 2288 2358 -70 2560  
SINCE JUL 1 9496 9501 -5 9624  
 
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 5 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (270)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 85 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 46 7:00 PM  
AVERAGE 66  
   
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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 69 2002  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 28 2013  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE 5:04 AM AKDT SUNSET 10:51 PM AKDT  
MAY 19 2024...........SUNRISE 5:02 AM AKDT SUNSET 10:54 PM AKDT  
 
CIVIL TWILIGHT  
MAY 18 2024........... START 3:50 AM AKDT END 12:08 AM AKDT  
MAY 19 2024........... START 3:46 AM AKDT END 12:12 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)........17:47  
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....+0:04:52  
 
 
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