849  
CDAK48 PAFC 160939  
CLIANC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
139 AM AKDT FRI MAY 16 2025  
   
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 2025  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1952 TO 2025  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 55 3:16 PM 72 2016 56 -1 54  
MINIMUM 42 5:19 AM 30 1971 40 2 35  
AVERAGE 49 48 1 45  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.04 0.35 2009 0.02 0.02 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.61 0.27 0.34 0.79  
SINCE MAR 1 2.77 1.39 1.38 2.19  
SINCE JAN 1 4.51 3.00 1.51 4.35  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1992 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.3 -0.3 0.7  
SINCE MAR 1 30.2 15.3 14.9 14.2  
SINCE JUL 1 61.6 77.9 -16.3 133.3  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 16 17 -1 20  
MONTH TO DATE 287 285 2 317  
SINCE MAR 1 2034 2325 -291 2251  
SINCE JUL 1 8681 9468 -787 9459  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 6 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 37 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 92 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 52 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 72  
   
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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 75 1993  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 28 2002  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 16 2025...........SUNRISE 5:10 AM AKDT SUNSET 10:45 PM AKDT  
MAY 17 2025...........SUNRISE 5:07 AM AKDT SUNSET 10:48 PM AKDT  
 
CIVIL TWILIGHT  
MAY 16 2025...........MORNING 3:58 AM AKDT EVENING 11:59 PM AKDT  
MAY 17 2025...........MORNING 3:54 AM AKDT EVENING 12:03 AM 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)........17:36  
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....+0:05:00  
 
 
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