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CDAK48 PAFC 011003  
CLIANC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
203 AM AKDT FRI MAY 01 2026  
   
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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 45 4:54 PM 67 2005 52 -7 49  
MINIMUM 31 1:36 AM 25 1957 36 -5 37  
AVERAGE 38 44 -6 43  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.14 1973 0.02 -0.02 T  
MONTH TO DATE 1.42 0.43 0.99 1.48  
SINCE MAR 1 1.76 1.12 0.64 2.16  
SINCE JAN 1 5.43 2.73 2.70 3.90  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.2 1965 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 2.7 4.0 -1.3 13.3  
SINCE MAR 1 11.0 15.0 -4.0 30.2  
SINCE JUL 1 76.6 77.6 -1.0 61.6  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 27 21 6 22  
MONTH TO DATE 872 823 49 765  
SINCE MAR 1 2465 2038 427 1747  
SINCE JUL 1 9692 9181 511 8394  
 
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 SE (140)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 40 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 85 1:00 AM  
LOWEST 49 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 67  
   
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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 68 1995  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 26 2021  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 01 2026...........SUNRISE 5:51 AM AKDT SUNSET 10:06 PM AKDT  
MAY 02 2026...........SUNRISE 5:48 AM AKDT SUNSET 10:09 PM AKDT  
 
CIVIL TWILIGHT  
MAY 01 2026...........MORNING 4:54 AM AKDT EVENING 11:04 PM AKDT  
MAY 02 2026...........MORNING 4:51 AM AKDT EVENING 11:07 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)........16:15  
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....+0:05:32  
 

 
 
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