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CDAK48 PAFC 210103  
CLIANC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
403 PM AKST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 20 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 24 2:59 PM 47 1969 25 -1 24  
MINIMUM 20 11:12 AM -20 1957 13 7 18  
AVERAGE 22 19 3 21  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.52 1999 0.03 -0.03 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.46 0.79 -0.33 1.84  
SINCE DEC 1 0.46 0.79 -0.33 1.84  
SINCE JAN 1 20.08 16.05 4.03 23.99  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 12.2 1999 0.6 -0.6 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 1.5 12.1 -10.6 34.1  
SINCE DEC 1 1.5 12.1 -10.6 34.1  
SINCE JUL 1 28.3 30.7 -2.4 74.6  
SNOW DEPTH 7  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 43 46 -3 44  
MONTH TO DATE 759 896 -137 897  
SINCE DEC 1 759 896 -137 897  
SINCE JUL 1 3843 3907 -64 3769  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 3 8 -5 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 5 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NE (40)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 81 12:00 PM  
LOWEST 65 1:00 AM  
AVERAGE 73  
   
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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 25 43 1999  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -17 1956  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 20 2024......SUNRISE 10:14 AM AKST SUNSET 3:42 PM AKST  
DECEMBER 21 2024......SUNRISE 10:14 AM AKST SUNSET 3:43 PM AKST  
 
CIVIL TWILIGHT  
DECEMBER 20 2024......MORNING 9:12 AM AKST EVENING 4:45 PM AKST  
DECEMBER 21 2024......MORNING 9:13 AM AKST EVENING 4:45 PM AKST  
 
- 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)........ 5:28  
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....-0:00:11  
 

 
 
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