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CDAK48 PAFC 170944
CLIANC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK
144 AM AKDT TUE MAR 17 2026
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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 4:25 PM 46 2019 33 -13 27
MINIMUM 12 11:59 PM -10 1959 18 -6 20
AVERAGE 16 25 -9 24
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.71 1995 0.02 -0.02 T
MONTH TO DATE 0.33 0.39 -0.06 0.48
SINCE MAR 1 0.33 0.39 -0.06 0.48
SINCE JAN 1 4.00 2.00 2.00 2.22
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 12.0 1995 0.3 -0.3 0.6
MONTH TO DATE 8.1 6.2 1.9 11.8
SINCE MAR 1 8.1 6.2 1.9 11.8
SINCE JUL 1 73.7 68.8 4.9 43.2
SNOW DEPTH 26
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 49 40 9 41
MONTH TO DATE 889 656 233 522
SINCE MAR 1 889 656 233 522
SINCE JUL 1 8116 7799 317 7169
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 20 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION N (340)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 42 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 20.0
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 53 2:00 AM
LOWEST 41 4:00 PM
AVERAGE 47
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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 49 1970
2015
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 18 -15 1959
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 17 2026.........SUNRISE 8:10 AM AKDT SUNSET 8:08 PM AKDT
MARCH 18 2026.........SUNRISE 8:07 AM AKDT SUNSET 8:11 PM AKDT
CIVIL TWILIGHT
MARCH 17 2026.........MORNING 7:27 AM AKDT EVENING 8:52 PM AKDT
MARCH 18 2026.........MORNING 7:24 AM AKDT EVENING 8:54 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)........11:58
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....+0:05:44
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