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CXAK58 PAFC 010947  
CLMANC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
147 AM AKDT TUE APR 01 2025  
   
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2025
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1952 TO 2025  
 
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S  
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
RECORD  
HIGH 53 03/31/2016  
LOW -24 03/07/1971  
HIGHEST 49 MM MM 45  
LOWEST 14 MM MM 2  
AVG. MAXIMUM 39.5 33.0 6.5 34.6  
AVG. MINIMUM 26.5 18.6 7.9 23.0  
MEAN 33.0 25.8 7.2 28.8  
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0  
DAYS MAX <= 32 4 13.2 -9.2 9  
DAYS MIN <= 32 28 29.4 -1.4 26  
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 1.4 -1.4 0  
 
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)  
RECORD  
MAXIMUM 2.76 1979  
MINIMUM T  
TOTALS 0.68 0.69 -0.01 0.59  
DAILY AVG. 0.02 0.02 -0.00 0.02  
DAYS >= .01 7 6.0 1.0 8  
DAYS >= .10 3 2.3 0.7 2  
DAYS >= .50 0 0.2 -0.2 0  
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 0  
GREATEST  
24 HR. TOTAL 0.21 03/15 TO 03/15 0.35  
STORM TOTAL 0.21 0.24  
(MM/DD(HH))  
 
SNOWFALL (INCHES)  
RECORDS  
TOTAL 31.0 1979  
24 HR TOTAL 26.0 03/16/2002 TO 03/17/2002  
SNOW DEPTH 39 03/17/2002  
TOTALS 16.9 11.0 5.9 4.5  
SINCE 7/1 48.3 73.6 -25.3 MM  
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 2 27  
DAYS >= TRACE 9 6.1 2.9 14  
DAYS >= 1.0 5 2.9 2.1 2  
GREATEST  
SNOW DEPTH 9 03/18 30  
24 HR TOTAL MM 4.5  
STORM TOTAL 4.5 2.4  
(MM/DD(HH))  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING TOTAL 982 1215 -233 1115  
SINCE 7/1 7629 8359 -730 MM  
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0  
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 MM  
 
FREEZE DATES  
RECORD  
EARLIEST 08/28/1984  
LATEST 05/22/1964  
EARLIEST 10/02  
LATEST 05/07    
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WIND (MPH)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.9  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 2/360  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 25/140 DATE 03/02  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 47/140 DATE 03/02  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.66  
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 4  
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 15  
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 12  
 
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 68  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH  
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0  
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0  
LIGHT RAIN 5 FREEZING RAIN 0  
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0  
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 1  
LIGHT SNOW 7 SLEET 0  
FOG 7 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0  
HAZE 3  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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