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CDAK48 PAFC 161005  
CLIANC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
205 AM AKDT WED OCT 16 2024  
   
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 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 48 3:25 PM 57 1969 43 5 46  
MINIMUM 29 8:02 AM 10 1959 31 -2 35  
1965  
AVERAGE 39 37 2 41  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.62 1989 0.05 -0.05 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.43 1.05 -0.62 2.22  
SINCE SEP 1 3.81 4.15 -0.34 5.25  
SINCE JAN 1 17.74 13.30 4.44 18.70  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 4.5 1968 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.4 1.7 -1.3 1.2  
SINCE SEP 1 0.4 2.1 -1.7 1.2  
SINCE JUL 1 0.4 2.1 -1.7 1.2  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 26 28 -2 24  
MONTH TO DATE 342 366 -24 370  
SINCE SEP 1 778 837 -59 866  
SINCE JUL 1 1249 1247 2 1257  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 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 1 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 58 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 77  
   
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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 57 2013  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 10 1996  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 16 2024.......SUNRISE 8:47 AM AKDT SUNSET 6:43 PM AKDT  
OCTOBER 17 2024.......SUNRISE 8:50 AM AKDT SUNSET 6:40 PM AKDT  
 
CIVIL TWILIGHT  
OCTOBER 16 2024.......MORNING 8:03 AM AKDT EVENING 7:27 PM AKDT  
OCTOBER 17 2024.......MORNING 8:06 AM AKDT EVENING 7:24 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)........ 9:56  
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....-0:05:38  
 
 
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