462  
CDAK48 PAFC 190046  
CLIANC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
446 PM AKDT FRI OCT 18 2024  
   
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 18 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 36 2:59 PM 54 2013 41 -5 46  
MINIMUM 28 9:17 AM 2 1959 30 -2 34  
AVERAGE 32 35 -3 40  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.57 1987 0.05 -0.05 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.43 1.21 -0.78 2.22  
SINCE SEP 1 3.81 4.31 -0.50 5.25  
SINCE JAN 1 17.74 13.46 4.28 18.70  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 3.3 2001 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.4 2.3 -1.9 1.2  
SINCE SEP 1 0.4 2.7 -2.3 1.2  
SINCE JUL 1 0.4 2.7 -2.3 1.2  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 33 30 3 25  
MONTH TO DATE 431 453 -22 441  
SINCE SEP 1 867 924 -57 937  
SINCE JUL 1 1338 1334 4 1328  
 
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 16 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 50 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 33 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 42  
   
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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 8:53 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.  
 
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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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