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CDAK48 PAFC 170210  
CLIANC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
610 PM AKDT WED OCT 16 2024  
   
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 16 2024
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 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 45 MM 57 2013 42 3 44  
MINIMUM 35 MM 10 1996 31 4 39  
AVERAGE 40 36 4 42  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.57 1989 0.06 -0.06 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.43 1.11 -0.68 2.22  
SINCE SEP 1 3.81 4.21 -0.40 5.25  
SINCE JAN 1 17.74 13.36 4.38 18.70  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 6.9 1964 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.4 1.9 -1.5 1.2  
SINCE SEP 1 0.4 2.3 -1.9 1.2  
SINCE JUL 1 0.4 2.3 -1.9 1.2  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 25 28 -3 23  
MONTH TO DATE 367 394 -27 393  
SINCE SEP 1 803 865 -62 889  
SINCE JUL 1 1274 1275 -1 1280  
 
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 1 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NE (40)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 92 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 38 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 65  
   
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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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