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CDAK48 PAFC 161235  
CLIANC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
435 AM AKDT FRI AUG 16 2024  
   
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 15 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 63 1:07 PM 78 2020 65 -2 60  
MINIMUM 45 4:46 AM 34 1973 51 -6 49  
AVERAGE 54 58 -4 55  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 0.96 1981 0.09 -0.09 0.60  
MONTH TO DATE 3.70 1.30 2.40 1.10  
SINCE JUN 1 8.23 4.14 4.09 6.92  
SINCE JAN 1 12.83 7.52 5.31 10.72  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MM 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUN 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 11 7 4 10  
MONTH TO DATE 117 94 23 79  
SINCE JUN 1 565 543 22 609  
SINCE JUL 1 320 268 52 285  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JUN 1 3 7 -4 0  
SINCE JAN 1 3 7 -4 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 6 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SE (140)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 51 7:00 PM  
AVERAGE 74  
   
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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 81 2004  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 39 1973  
1986  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 16 2024........SUNRISE 6:14 AM AKDT SUNSET 9:54 PM AKDT  
AUGUST 17 2024........SUNRISE 6:16 AM AKDT SUNSET 9:51 PM AKDT  
 
CIVIL TWILIGHT  
AUGUST 16 2024........ START 5:20 AM AKDT END 10:47 PM AKDT  
AUGUST 17 2024........ START 5:23 AM AKDT END 10:43 PM 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)........15:40  
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....-0:05:33  
 
 
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