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CDAK48 PAFC 210949  
CLIANC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
149 AM AKDT SAT MAR 21 2026  
   
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 20 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 26 5:52 PM 49 1998 34 -8 41  
MINIMUM 5 8:03 AM -6 1964 19 -14 25  
AVERAGE 16 26 -10 33  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.33 1979 0.03 -0.03 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.34 0.48 -0.14 0.68  
SINCE MAR 1 0.34 0.48 -0.14 0.68  
SINCE JAN 1 4.01 2.09 1.92 2.42  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 1.4 1972 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 8.3 7.5 0.8 16.9  
SINCE MAR 1 8.3 7.5 0.8 16.9  
SINCE JUL 1 73.9 70.1 3.8 48.3  
SNOW DEPTH 24  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 49 39 10 32  
MONTH TO DATE 1101 813 288 666  
SINCE MAR 1 1101 813 288 666  
SINCE JUL 1 8328 7956 372 7313  
 
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 9 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION N (20)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 66 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 44 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 55  
   
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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 34 48 1965  
1998  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 19 -8 1959  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 21 2026.........SUNRISE 7:57 AM AKDT SUNSET 8:18 PM AKDT  
MARCH 22 2026.........SUNRISE 7:54 AM AKDT SUNSET 8:21 PM AKDT  
 
CIVIL TWILIGHT  
MARCH 21 2026.........MORNING 7:14 AM AKDT EVENING 9:02 PM AKDT  
MARCH 22 2026.........MORNING 7:11 AM AKDT EVENING 9:05 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)........12:21  
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....+0:05:44  
 

 
 
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