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CDAK48 PAFC 040951
CLIANC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK
1251 AM AKST SUN JAN 04 2026
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 3 2026
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1952 TO 2026
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
YESTERDAY
MAXIMUM -1 3:23 PM 47 1986 23 -24 18
MINIMUM -13 11:14 PM -29 1975 11 -24 0
AVERAGE -7 17 -24 9
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY T 0.45 2007 0.03 -0.03 0.00
2018
MONTH TO DATE T 0.08 -0.08 0.00
SINCE DEC 1 0.50 1.24 -0.74 0.49
SINCE JAN 1 T 0.08 -0.08 0.00
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY T 11.2 2007 0.4 -0.4 0.0
MONTH TO DATE T 1.3 -1.3 0.0
SINCE DEC 1 4.9 19.5 -14.6 1.9
SINCE JUL 1 17.0 38.1 -21.1 28.7
SNOW DEPTH 8
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 72 48 24 56
MONTH TO DATE 200 144 56 169
SINCE DEC 1 1787 1558 229 1378
SINCE JUL 1 4553 4569 -16 4462
COOLING
YESTERDAY 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 2 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SE (120)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 7 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (80)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 9 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (90)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.6
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT SNOW
FOG
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 91 8:00 AM
LOWEST 81 7:00 PM
AVERAGE 86
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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 23 47 1960
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 11 -31 1975
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 4 2026.......SUNRISE 10:11 AM AKST SUNSET 4:00 PM AKST
JANUARY 5 2026.......SUNRISE 10:10 AM AKST SUNSET 4:01 PM AKST
CIVIL TWILIGHT
JANUARY 04 2026.......MORNING 9:12 AM AKST EVENING 5:00 PM AKST
JANUARY 05 2026.......MORNING 9:11 AM AKST EVENING 5:01 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)........ 5:48
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....+0:02:38
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