174  
CDAK48 PAFC 131415 CCA  
CLIANC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
159 AM AKDT FRI MAR 13 2026  
   
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 12 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 15 6:17 PM 46 2005 32 -17 34  
2016  
MINIMUM -7 7:37 AM -8 1974 17 -24 26  
AVERAGE 4 24 -20 30  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.17 1966 0.02 -0.02 0.03  
MONTH TO DATE 0.31 0.30 0.01 0.12  
SINCE MAR 1 0.31 0.30 0.01 0.12  
SINCE JAN 1 3.98 1.91 2.07 1.86  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 2.7 1991 0.3 -0.3 2.2  
MONTH TO DATE 7.9 4.7 3.2 2.2  
SINCE MAR 1 7.9 4.7 3.2 2.2  
SINCE JUL 1 73.5 67.3 6.2 33.6  
SNOW DEPTH 27  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 61 40 21 35  
MONTH TO DATE 674 496 178 371  
SINCE MAR 1 674 496 178 371  
SINCE JUL 1 7901 7639 262 7018  
 
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 E (70)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 1.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 71 8:00 AM  
LOWEST 41 1:00 AM  
AVERAGE 56  
   
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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 44 1981  
2016  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 17 -11 1995  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 12 2026.........SUNRISE 8:26 AM AKDT SUNSET 7:55 PM AKDT  
MARCH 13 2026.........SUNRISE 8:22 AM AKDT SUNSET 7:58 PM AKDT  
 
CIVIL TWILIGHT  
MARCH 12 2026.........MORNING 7:43 AM AKDT EVENING 8:38 PM AKDT  
MARCH 13 2026.........MORNING 7:40 AM AKDT EVENING 8:41 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)........11:30  
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....+0:05:44  
 

 
 
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