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CDAK48 PAFC 170035  
CLIANC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
435 PM AKDT THU APR 16 2026  
   
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 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 38 1:22 PM 62 1965 46 -8 41  
MINIMUM 31 7:13 AM 11 1994 30 1 35  
AVERAGE 35 38 -3 38  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 0.46 1975 0.02 -0.02 0.08  
MONTH TO DATE 0.41 0.23 0.18 1.08  
SINCE MAR 1 0.75 0.92 -0.17 1.76  
SINCE JAN 1 4.42 2.53 1.89 3.50  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.1 4.3 1963 0.1 0.0 T  
MONTH TO DATE 2.8 2.8 -0.0 13.3  
SINCE MAR 1 11.1 13.8 -2.7 30.2  
SINCE JUL 1 76.7 76.4 0.3 61.6  
SNOW DEPTH 13  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 30 27 3 27  
MONTH TO DATE 524 489 35 450  
SINCE MAR 1 2117 1704 413 1432  
SINCE JUL 1 9344 8847 497 8079  
 
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 2 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 8 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (50)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 13 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 7:00 AM  
LOWEST 82 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 91  
   
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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 59 1965  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 12 1963  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 16 2026.........SUNRISE 6:36 AM AKDT SUNSET 9:26 PM AKDT  
APRIL 17 2026.........SUNRISE 6:32 AM AKDT SUNSET 9:28 PM AKDT  
 
CIVIL TWILIGHT  
APRIL 16 2026.........MORNING 5:47 AM AKDT EVENING 10:15 PM AKDT  
APRIL 17 2026.........MORNING 5:44 AM AKDT EVENING 10:19 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)........14:50  
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....+0:05:42  
 
 
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