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CDAK48 PAFC 021056
CLIANC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK
256 AM AKDT SAT MAY 02 2026
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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 11:59 PM 68 1995 52 -12 52
MINIMUM 35 8:40 PM 26 2021 36 -1 39
AVERAGE 38 44 -6 46
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 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)
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 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
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 5 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NW (310)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 42 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.3
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT RAIN
LIGHT SNOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 96 5:00 PM
LOWEST 65 11:00 PM
AVERAGE 81
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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 69 2014
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 27 1963
1964
2002
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 2 2026...........SUNRISE 5:48 AM AKDT SUNSET 10:08 PM AKDT
MAY 3 2026...........SUNRISE 5:45 AM AKDT SUNSET 10:11 PM AKDT
CIVIL TWILIGHT
MAY 02 2026...........MORNING 4:51 AM AKDT EVENING 11:07 PM AKDT
MAY 03 2026...........MORNING 4:47 AM AKDT EVENING 11:10 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)........16:20
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....+0:05:31
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