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CDAK48 PAFC 020136  
CLIANC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
436 PM AKST THU JAN 01 2026  
   
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 1 2026
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 13 12:31 AM 48 1985 23 -10 16  
MINIMUM 4 11:59 AM -17 1959 11 -7 6  
1980  
AVERAGE 9 17 -8 11  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.44 1967 0.03 -0.03 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.03 -0.03 0.00  
SINCE DEC 1 0.50 1.19 -0.69 0.49  
SINCE JAN 1 0.00 0.03 -0.03 0.00  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 6.2 2020 0.4 -0.4 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.4 -0.4 0.0  
SINCE DEC 1 4.9 18.6 -13.7 1.9  
SINCE JUL 1 17.0 37.2 -20.2 28.7  
SNOW DEPTH 8  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 56 48 8 54  
MONTH TO DATE 56 48 8 54  
SINCE DEC 1 1643 1462 181 1263  
SINCE JUL 1 4409 4473 -64 4347  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 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 N (0)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 53 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 43 7:00 AM  
AVERAGE 48  
   
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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 23 44 1981  
2011  
2018  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 11 -21 1975  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 01 2026.......SUNRISE 10:14 AM AKST SUNSET 3:55 PM AKST  
JANUARY 02 2026.......SUNRISE 10:13 AM AKST SUNSET 3:56 PM AKST  
 
CIVIL TWILIGHT  
JANUARY 01 2026.......MORNING 9:13 AM AKST EVENING 4:55 PM AKST  
JANUARY 02 2026.......MORNING 9:13 AM AKST EVENING 4:57 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)........ 5:41  
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....+0:02:07  
 

 
 
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