093  
CDAK48 PAFC 130042  
CLIANC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
442 PM AKDT SAT OCT 12 2024  
   
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 12 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 49 5:28 AM 56 1986 44 5 36  
2009  
2018  
MINIMUM 40 2:10 PM 19 1961 33 7 30  
1992  
AVERAGE 45 39 6 33  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.22 0.78 1981 0.07 0.15 0.13  
MONTH TO DATE 0.42 0.88 -0.46 1.62  
SINCE SEP 1 3.80 3.98 -0.18 4.65  
SINCE JAN 1 17.73 13.13 4.60 18.10  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 12.6 1996 0.2 -0.2 0.4  
MONTH TO DATE 0.4 1.3 -0.9 1.2  
SINCE SEP 1 0.4 1.7 -1.3 1.2  
SINCE JUL 1 0.4 1.7 -1.3 1.2  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 20 26 -6 32  
MONTH TO DATE 264 283 -19 299  
SINCE SEP 1 700 754 -54 795  
SINCE JUL 1 1171 1164 7 1186  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE SEP 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 3 8 -5 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 6 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NE (60)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 42 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 89 1:00 PM  
LOWEST 51 10:00 AM  
AVERAGE 70  
   
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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 61 1969  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 17 1973  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 12 2024.......SUNRISE 8:37 AM AKDT SUNSET 6:55 PM AKDT  
OCTOBER 13 2024.......SUNRISE 8:39 AM AKDT SUNSET 6:52 PM AKDT  
 
CIVIL TWILIGHT  
OCTOBER 12 2024.......MORNING 7:53 AM AKDT EVENING 7:39 PM AKDT  
OCTOBER 13 2024.......MORNING 7:56 AM AKDT EVENING 7:36 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)........10:18  
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....-0:05:39  
 

 
 
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