010  
CXAK58 PAFC 011730  
CLMANC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
930 AM AKDT SUN JUN 01 2025  
   
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 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 77 05/21/2002  
05/24/1969  
LOW 17 05/10/1964  
HIGHEST 64 MM MM 63  
LOWEST 34 MM MM 32  
AVG. MAXIMUM 54.4 56.3 -1.9 53.5  
AVG. MINIMUM 40.6 40.0 0.6 40.1  
MEAN 47.5 48.1 -0.6 46.8  
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0  
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0  
DAYS MIN <= 32 0 2.7 -2.7 1  
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0  
 
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)  
RECORD  
MAXIMUM 2.18 2019  
MINIMUM 0.02 1957  
1955  
TOTALS 0.94 0.65 0.29 1.04  
DAILY AVG. 0.03 0.02 0.01 0.03  
DAYS >= .01 8 6.5 1.5 11  
DAYS >= .10 2 2.0 0.0 4  
DAYS >= .50 1 0.2 0.8 0  
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 0  
GREATEST  
24 HR. TOTAL 0.50 05/12 TO 05/12 0.42  
STORM TOTAL 0.50 0.35  
(MM/DD(HH))  
 
SNOWFALL (INCHES)  
RECORDS  
TOTAL 6.1 2001  
24 HR TOTAL 5.0 05/03/2001 TO 05/03/2001  
SNOW DEPTH 6 05/01/1955  
TOTALS 0.0 0.3 -0.3 0.7  
SINCE 7/1 61.6 77.9 -16.3 133.3  
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0  
DAYS >= TRACE 0 0.3 -0.3 2  
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.0 0.0 0  
GREATEST  
SNOW DEPTH 0 1  
24 HR TOTAL MM 0.7  
STORM TOTAL 0.0 0.7  
(MM/DD(HH))  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING TOTAL 534 522 12 557  
SINCE 7/1 8928 9705 -777 9699  
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0  
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 0  
 
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 8.8  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 5/170  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 26/140 DATE 05/29  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 47/160 DATE 05/27  
47/150 05/29  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.76  
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 2  
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 11  
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 18  
 
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 67  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH  
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0  
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 1  
LIGHT RAIN 16 FREEZING RAIN 0  
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0  
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0  
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0  
FOG 2 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0  
HAZE 0  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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