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CDAK48 PAFC 180504
CLIANC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK
904 PM AKDT FRI APR 17 2026
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 2026
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 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 40 MM 59 1965 46 -6 48
MINIMUM 32 MM 12 1963 31 1 36
AVERAGE 36 38 -2 42
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.03 0.36 1975 0.01 0.02 T
MONTH TO DATE 0.49 0.24 0.25 1.08
SINCE MAR 1 0.83 0.93 -0.10 1.76
SINCE JAN 1 4.50 2.54 1.96 3.50
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY T 3.0 1975 0.2 -0.2 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 2.7 3.0 -0.3 13.3
SINCE MAR 1 11.0 14.0 -3.0 30.2
SINCE JUL 1 76.6 76.6 -0.0 61.6
SNOW DEPTH 12
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 29 27 2 23
MONTH TO DATE 552 516 36 473
SINCE MAR 1 2145 1731 414 1455
SINCE JUL 1 9372 8874 498 8102
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 1 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION N (10)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED MM HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION MM
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.4
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
LIGHT SNOW
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 2:00 AM
LOWEST 78 1:00 AM
AVERAGE 89
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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 59 1965
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 9 1963
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 17 2026.........SUNRISE 6:33 AM AKDT SUNSET 9:29 PM AKDT
APRIL 18 2026.........SUNRISE 6:30 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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