950  
CDAK48 PAFC 090937  
CLIANC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
137 AM AKDT MON MAR 09 2026  
   
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8 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 21 4:40 PM 49 1965 31 -10 39  
MINIMUM 3 8:16 AM -18 1971 17 -14 23  
AVERAGE 12 24 -12 31  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 53 41 12 34  
MONTH TO DATE 444 333 111 241  
SINCE MAR 1 444 333 111 241  
SINCE JUL 1 7671 7476 195 6888  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 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 NW (310)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 91 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 44 9:00 PM  
AVERAGE 68  
   
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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 48 1984  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 17 -19 1971  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 9 2026.........SUNRISE 8:35 AM AKDT SUNSET 7:47 PM AKDT  
MARCH 10 2026.........SUNRISE 8:32 AM AKDT SUNSET 7:50 PM AKDT  
 
CIVIL TWILIGHT  
MARCH 09 2026.........MORNING 7:52 AM AKDT EVENING 8:31 PM AKDT  
MARCH 10 2026.........MORNING 7:49 AM AKDT EVENING 8:33 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)........11:12  
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....+0:05:44  
 

 
 
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