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CDAK48 PAFC 180116  
CLIANC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
416 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2026  
   
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 17 2026
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 26 1:16 AM 46 1992 22 4 27  
2014  
MINIMUM 20 3:08 AM -20 1956 11 9 21  
AVERAGE 23 16 7 24  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.04 0.25 2003 0.02 0.02 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.18 0.40 1.78 1.07  
SINCE DEC 1 2.68 1.56 1.12 1.56  
SINCE JAN 1 2.18 0.40 1.78 1.07  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.4 5.2 2013 0.4 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 29.0 6.6 22.4 1.7  
SINCE DEC 1 33.9 24.8 9.1 3.6  
SINCE JUL 1 46.0 43.4 2.6 30.4  
SNOW DEPTH 19  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 42 49 -7 41  
MONTH TO DATE 983 827 156 650  
SINCE DEC 1 2570 2241 329 1859  
SINCE JUL 1 5336 5252 84 4943  
 
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 (10)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 92 3:00 PM  
LOWEST 71 4:00 AM  
AVERAGE 82  
   
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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 22 46 1981  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 11 -19 1972  
1989  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 17 2026.......SUNRISE 9:53 AM AKST SUNSET 4:28 PM AKST  
JANUARY 18 2026.......SUNRISE 9:51 AM AKST SUNSET 4:31 PM AKST  
 
CIVIL TWILIGHT  
JANUARY 17 2026.......MORNING 8:58 AM AKST EVENING 5:24 PM AKST  
JANUARY 18 2026.......MORNING 8:57 AM AKST EVENING 5:26 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)........ 6:35  
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....+0:04:20  
 

 
 
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