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CDAK48 PAFC 201131  
CLIANC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
331 AM AKDT MON MAY 20 2024  
   
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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 6:43 PM 74 2002 57 -3 60  
MINIMUM 43 7:08 AM 30 2013 41 2 47  
AVERAGE 49 49 0 54  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 0.54 2000 0.02 -0.02 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.79 0.36 0.43 0.66  
SINCE MAR 1 2.19 1.48 0.71 1.37  
SINCE JAN 1 4.35 3.09 1.26 3.60  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MM 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 16 16 0 11  
MONTH TO DATE 386 350 36 382  
SINCE MAR 1 2320 2390 -70 2588  
SINCE JUL 1 9528 9533 -5 9652  
 
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 S (160)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 79 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 44 6:00 PM  
AVERAGE 62  
   
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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 75 1993  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 32 2013  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 20 2024...........SUNRISE 4:59 AM AKDT SUNSET 10:56 PM AKDT  
MAY 21 2024...........SUNRISE 4:57 AM AKDT SUNSET 10:58 PM AKDT  
 
CIVIL TWILIGHT  
MAY 20 2024........... START 3:42 AM AKDT END 12:16 AM AKDT  
MAY 21 2024........... START 3:38 AM AKDT END 12:20 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)........17:56  
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....+0:04:44  
 

 
 
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