789  
CDAK48 PAFC 190046  
CLIANC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
446 PM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2024  
   
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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 57 1:05 PM 69 2002 57 0 61  
MINIMUM 40 5:03 AM 28 2013 41 -1 35  
AVERAGE 49 49 0 48  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 0.21 1981 0.02 -0.02 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.79 0.34 0.45 0.66  
SINCE MAR 1 2.19 1.46 0.73 1.37  
SINCE JAN 1 4.35 3.07 1.28 3.60  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.1 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  
TODAY 16 16 0 17  
MONTH TO DATE 370 334 36 371  
SINCE MAR 1 2304 2374 -70 2577  
SINCE JUL 1 9512 9517 -5 9641  
 
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 7 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 40 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 83 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 37 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 60  
   
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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 74 2002  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 30 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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