200  
CDAK48 PAFC 171004  
CLIANC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
204 AM AKDT THU OCT 17 2024  
   
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 16 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 45 1:55 PM 57 2013 42 3 44  
MINIMUM 32 11:59 PM 10 1996 31 1 39  
AVERAGE 39 36 3 42  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 26 28 -2 23  
MONTH TO DATE 368 394 -26 393  
SINCE SEP 1 804 865 -61 889  
SINCE JUL 1 1275 1275 0 1280  
 
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 3 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
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 56 2018  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 8 1959  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 17 2024.......SUNRISE 8:50 AM AKDT SUNSET 6:40 PM AKDT  
OCTOBER 18 2024.......SUNRISE 8:52 AM AKDT SUNSET 6:37 PM AKDT  
 
CIVIL TWILIGHT  
OCTOBER 17 2024.......MORNING 8:06 AM AKDT EVENING 7:24 PM AKDT  
OCTOBER 18 2024.......MORNING 8:08 AM AKDT EVENING 7:21 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)........ 9:50  
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....-0:05:38  
 

 
 
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