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CDAK48 PAFC 190048
CLIANC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK
448 PM AKDT WED MAR 18 2026
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 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 13 2:59 PM 47 1981 33 -20 37
1998
2019
MINIMUM 2 7:35 AM -15 1966 18 -16 20
AVERAGE 8 26 -18 29
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 0.72 1976 0.02 -0.02 0.10
MONTH TO DATE 0.33 0.43 -0.10 0.65
SINCE MAR 1 0.33 0.43 -0.10 0.65
SINCE JAN 1 4.00 2.04 1.96 2.39
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 14.3 1976 0.3 -0.3 2.3
MONTH TO DATE 8.1 6.9 1.2 16.9
SINCE MAR 1 8.1 6.9 1.2 16.9
SINCE JUL 1 73.7 69.5 4.2 48.3
SNOW DEPTH 24
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 57 39 18 36
MONTH TO DATE 998 735 263 603
SINCE MAR 1 998 735 263 603
SINCE JUL 1 8225 7878 347 7250
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 7 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION N (10)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.7
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 51 9:00 AM
LOWEST 36 2:00 PM
AVERAGE 44
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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 47 2022
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 19 -8 1959
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 18 2026.........SUNRISE 8:07 AM AKDT SUNSET 8:11 PM AKDT
MARCH 19 2026.........SUNRISE 8:04 AM AKDT SUNSET 8:13 PM AKDT
CIVIL TWILIGHT
MARCH 18 2026.........MORNING 7:24 AM AKDT EVENING 8:54 PM AKDT
MARCH 19 2026.........MORNING 7:21 AM AKDT EVENING 8:57 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)........12:04
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....+0:05:44
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