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CDAK48 PAFC 210953  
CLIANC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
153 AM AKDT TUE MAY 21 2024  
   
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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 58 5:59 PM 75 1993 58 0 58  
MINIMUM 45 5:42 AM 32 2013 41 4 47  
AVERAGE 52 49 3 53  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.12 1972 0.02 -0.02 0.00  
1996  
MONTH TO DATE 0.79 0.38 0.41 0.66  
SINCE MAR 1 2.19 1.50 0.69 1.37  
SINCE JAN 1 4.35 3.11 1.24 3.60  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1972 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 13 16 -3 12  
MONTH TO DATE 399 366 33 394  
SINCE MAR 1 2333 2406 -73 2600  
SINCE JUL 1 9541 9549 -8 9664  
 
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 SW (240)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 68 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 43 5:00 PM  
AVERAGE 56  
   
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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 77 2002  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 29 1985  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 21 2024...........SUNRISE 4:57 AM AKDT SUNSET 10:59 PM AKDT  
MAY 22 2024...........SUNRISE 4:55 AM AKDT SUNSET 11:01 PM AKDT  
 
CIVIL TWILIGHT  
MAY 21 2024........... START 3:38 AM AKDT END 12:20 AM AKDT  
MAY 22 2024........... START 3:34 AM AKDT END 12:24 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)........18:01  
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....+0:04:40  
 
 
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