801  
CDAK48 PAFC 060108  
CLIANC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
408 PM AKST THU MAR 05 2026  
   
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 5 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 14 2:59 PM 44 1955 30 -16 42  
1984  
MINIMUM 2 4:31 AM -22 1956 17 -15 31  
AVERAGE 8 24 -16 37  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.01 0.56 2022 0.02 -0.01 0.09  
MONTH TO DATE 0.01 0.13 -0.12 0.09  
SINCE MAR 1 0.01 0.13 -0.12 0.09  
SINCE JAN 1 3.68 1.74 1.94 1.83  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY T 12.2 2022 0.5 -0.5 T  
MONTH TO DATE T 2.1 -2.1 T  
SINCE MAR 1 T 2.1 -2.1 T  
SINCE JUL 1 65.6 64.7 0.9 31.4  
SNOW DEPTH 23  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 57 42 15 28  
MONTH TO DATE 307 210 97 142  
SINCE MAR 1 307 210 97 142  
SINCE JUL 1 7534 7353 181 6789  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 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 8 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 73 1:00 PM  
LOWEST 45 11:00 AM  
AVERAGE 59  
   
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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 47 1984  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 17 -23 1971  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 05 2026.........SUNRISE 7:48 AM AKST SUNSET 6:37 PM AKST  
MARCH 06 2026.........SUNRISE 7:45 AM AKST SUNSET 6:40 PM AKST  
 
CIVIL TWILIGHT  
MARCH 05 2026.........MORNING 7:05 AM AKST EVENING 7:20 PM AKST  
MARCH 06 2026.........MORNING 7:02 AM AKST EVENING 7:23 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)........10:49  
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....+0:05:44  
 

 
 
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