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CDAK48 PAFC 090116
CLIANC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK
516 PM AKDT SUN MAR 08 2026
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8 2026
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 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 18 MM 49 1965 31 -13 39
MINIMUM 3 MM -18 1971 17 -14 23
AVERAGE 11 24 -13 31
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 0.35 2020 0.02 -0.02 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.31 0.20 0.11 0.09
SINCE MAR 1 0.31 0.20 0.11 0.09
SINCE JAN 1 3.98 1.81 2.17 1.83
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.2 4.7 2020 0.4 -0.2 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 7.9 3.2 4.7 T
SINCE MAR 1 7.9 3.2 4.7 T
SINCE JUL 1 73.5 65.8 7.7 31.4
SNOW DEPTH 30
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 54 41 13 34
MONTH TO DATE 445 333 112 241
SINCE MAR 1 445 333 112 241
SINCE JUL 1 7672 7476 196 6888
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 1 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SW (240)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 7 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED MM HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION MM
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.0
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT SNOW
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 91 2:00 AM
LOWEST 61 2:00 PM
AVERAGE 76
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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 48 1984
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 17 -19 1971
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 8 2026.........SUNRISE 7:38 AM AKST SUNSET 6:45 PM AKST
MARCH 9 2026.........SUNRISE 8:35 AM AKDT SUNSET 7:47 PM AKDT
CIVIL TWILIGHT
MARCH 08 2026.........MORNING 7:56 AM AKDT EVENING 8:28 PM AKDT
MARCH 09 2026.........MORNING 7:52 AM AKDT EVENING 8:31 PM AKDT
- 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)........11:07
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....+0:05:44
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