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CDAK48 PAFC 181009  
CLIANC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
209 AM AKDT FRI OCT 18 2024  
   
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 17 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 39 3:25 PM 56 2018 42 -3 48  
MINIMUM 30 11:59 PM 8 1959 30 0 36  
AVERAGE 35 36 -1 42  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.67 1999 0.05 -0.05 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.43 1.16 -0.73 2.22  
SINCE SEP 1 3.81 4.26 -0.45 5.25  
SINCE JAN 1 17.74 13.41 4.33 18.70  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 8.5 2001 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.4 2.1 -1.7 1.2  
SINCE SEP 1 0.4 2.5 -2.1 1.2  
SINCE JUL 1 0.4 2.5 -2.1 1.2  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 30 29 1 23  
MONTH TO DATE 398 423 -25 416  
SINCE SEP 1 834 894 -60 912  
SINCE JUL 1 1305 1304 1 1303  
 
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 12 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 51 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 34 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 43  
   
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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 54 2013  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 2 1959  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 18 2024.......SUNRISE 8:52 AM AKDT SUNSET 6:37 PM AKDT  
OCTOBER 19 2024.......SUNRISE 8:55 AM AKDT SUNSET 6:34 PM AKDT  
 
CIVIL TWILIGHT  
OCTOBER 18 2024.......MORNING 8:08 AM AKDT EVENING 7:21 PM AKDT  
OCTOBER 19 2024.......MORNING 8:11 AM AKDT EVENING 7:19 PM AKDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
AMOUNT OF DAYLIGHT TODAY (HOUR:MIN)........ 9:50  
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....-0:05:38  
 
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AMOUNT OF DAYLIGHT TODAY (HOUR:MIN)........ 9:44  
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....-0:05:37  
 
 
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