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CDAK48 PAFC 020044  
CLIANC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
444 PM AKDT FRI MAY 01 2026  
   
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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 40 11:56 AM 68 1995 52 -12 52  
MINIMUM 35 5:16 AM 26 2021 36 -1 39  
AVERAGE 38 44 -6 46  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 0.37 1981 0.02 -0.02 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.02 -0.02 0.01  
SINCE MAR 1 1.76 1.14 0.62 2.17  
SINCE JAN 1 5.43 2.75 2.68 3.91  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY T 0.9 1999 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.0 0.0 0.0  
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  
TODAY 27 21 6 19  
MONTH TO DATE 27 21 6 19  
SINCE MAR 1 2492 2061 431 1766  
SINCE JUL 1 9719 9204 515 8413  
 
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 8 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 70 12:00 PM  
AVERAGE 83  
   
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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 69 2014  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 27 1963  
1964  
2002  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 1 2026...........SUNRISE 5:51 AM AKDT SUNSET 10:05 PM AKDT  
MAY 2 2026...........SUNRISE 5:48 AM AKDT SUNSET 10:08 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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