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CDAK48 PAFC 170954  
CLIANC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
154 AM AKDT FRI APR 17 2026  
   
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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 40 5:20 PM 62 1965 46 -6 41  
MINIMUM 31 7:13 AM 11 1994 30 1 35  
AVERAGE 36 38 -2 38  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.05 0.46 1975 0.02 0.03 0.08  
MONTH TO DATE 0.46 0.23 0.23 1.08  
SINCE MAR 1 0.80 0.92 -0.12 1.76  
SINCE JAN 1 4.47 2.53 1.94 3.50  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 29 27 2 27  
MONTH TO DATE 523 489 34 450  
SINCE MAR 1 2116 1704 412 1432  
SINCE JUL 1 9343 8847 496 8079  
 
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 2 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION N (0)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 7:00 AM  
LOWEST 76 5:00 PM  
AVERAGE 88  
   
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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 59 1965  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 12 1963  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 17 2026.........SUNRISE 6:32 AM AKDT SUNSET 9:28 PM AKDT  
APRIL 18 2026.........SUNRISE 6:29 AM AKDT SUNSET 9:31 PM AKDT  
 
CIVIL TWILIGHT  
APRIL 17 2026.........MORNING 5:44 AM AKDT EVENING 10:19 PM AKDT  
APRIL 18 2026.........MORNING 5:40 AM AKDT EVENING 10:22 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)........14:56  
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....+0:05:42  
 
 
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