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CDAK48 PAFC 160950
CLIANC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK
150 AM AKDT MON MAR 16 2026
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 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 20 5:46 PM 45 1970 32 -12 31
1981
MINIMUM 8 9:04 AM -13 1964 18 -10 25
AVERAGE 14 25 -11 28
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY T 0.35 1979 0.03 -0.03 0.21
MONTH TO DATE 0.33 0.37 -0.04 0.48
SINCE MAR 1 0.33 0.37 -0.04 0.48
SINCE JAN 1 4.00 1.98 2.02 2.22
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY T 7.5 1999 0.4 -0.4 4.5
MONTH TO DATE 8.1 5.9 2.2 11.2
SINCE MAR 1 8.1 5.9 2.2 11.2
SINCE JUL 1 73.7 68.5 5.2 42.6
SNOW DEPTH 26
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 51 40 11 37
MONTH TO DATE 840 616 224 481
SINCE MAR 1 840 616 224 481
SINCE JUL 1 8067 7759 308 7128
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 7 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION N (360)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.3
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT SNOW
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 76 12:00 AM
LOWEST 46 10:00 PM
AVERAGE 61
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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 46 2019
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 18 -10 1959
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 16 2026.........SUNRISE 8:13 AM AKDT SUNSET 8:06 PM AKDT
MARCH 17 2026.........SUNRISE 8:10 AM AKDT SUNSET 8:08 PM AKDT
CIVIL TWILIGHT
MARCH 16 2026.........MORNING 7:31 AM AKDT EVENING 8:49 PM AKDT
MARCH 17 2026.........MORNING 7:27 AM AKDT EVENING 8:52 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)........11:53
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....+0:05:44
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