240  
CDAK48 PAFC 290048  
CLIANC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
448 PM AKDT TUE APR 28 2026  
   
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 28 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 46 12:45 PM 65 2005 51 -5 47  
MINIMUM 36 8:59 AM 25 1955 35 1 36  
1972  
AVERAGE 41 43 -2 42  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.23R 0.17 1988 0.02 0.21 0.10  
MONTH TO DATE 1.09 0.40 0.69 1.40  
SINCE MAR 1 1.43 1.09 0.34 2.08  
SINCE JAN 1 5.10 2.70 2.40 3.82  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM 1.5 1968 0.1 MM 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 2.7 3.9 -1.2 13.3  
SINCE MAR 1 11.0 14.9 -3.9 30.2  
SINCE JUL 1 76.6 77.5 -0.9 61.6  
SNOW DEPTH MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 24 22 2 23  
MONTH TO DATE 819 780 39 719  
SINCE MAR 1 2412 1995 417 1701  
SINCE JUL 1 9639 9138 501 8348  
 
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 5 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 8:00 AM  
LOWEST 68 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 82  
   
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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 69 2005  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 23 2013  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 28 2026.........SUNRISE 5:59 AM AKDT SUNSET 9:58 PM AKDT  
APRIL 29 2026.........SUNRISE 5:56 AM AKDT SUNSET 10:00 PM AKDT  
 
CIVIL TWILIGHT  
APRIL 28 2026.........MORNING 5:05 AM AKDT EVENING 10:53 PM AKDT  
APRIL 29 2026.........MORNING 5:01 AM AKDT EVENING 10:57 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)........15:58  
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....+0:05:36  
 
 
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