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CDAK48 PAFC 180047
CLIANC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK
447 PM AKDT TUE MAR 17 2026
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 2026
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 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 16 2:59 PM 49 1970 33 -17 25
2015
MINIMUM 9 7:29 AM -15 1959 18 -9 14
AVERAGE 13 26 -13 20
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.13 2002 0.02 -0.02 0.07
MONTH TO DATE 0.33 0.41 -0.08 0.55
SINCE MAR 1 0.33 0.41 -0.08 0.55
SINCE JAN 1 4.00 2.02 1.98 2.29
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 22.0 2002 0.4 -0.4 2.8
MONTH TO DATE 8.1 6.6 1.5 14.6
SINCE MAR 1 8.1 6.6 1.5 14.6
SINCE JUL 1 73.7 69.2 4.5 46.0
SNOW DEPTH 24
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 52 40 12 45
MONTH TO DATE 941 696 245 567
SINCE MAR 1 941 696 245 567
SINCE JUL 1 8168 7839 329 7214
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 15 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION N (350)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.0
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 47 3:00 AM
LOWEST 42 1:00 PM
AVERAGE 45
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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 47 1981
1998
2019
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 18 -15 1966
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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