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CDAK48 PAFC 091154  
CLIANC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
354 AM AKDT SAT MAY 09 2026  
   
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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 46 3:47 PM 71 1957 54 -8 50  
1981  
MINIMUM 38 11:59 PM 20 1964 38 0 37  
AVERAGE 42 46 -4 44  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.12 0.56 2019 0.01 0.11 0.05  
MONTH TO DATE 1.00 0.13 0.87 0.07  
SINCE MAR 1 2.76 1.25 1.51 2.23  
SINCE JAN 1 6.43 2.86 3.57 3.97  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.9 1985 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 11.1 15.2 -4.1 30.2  
SINCE JUL 1 76.7 77.8 -1.1 61.6  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 23 19 4 21  
MONTH TO DATE 178 160 18 162  
SINCE MAR 1 2643 2200 443 1909  
SINCE JUL 1 9870 9343 527 8556  
 
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 2 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 92 11:00 PM  
LOWEST 60 10:00 AM  
AVERAGE 76  
   
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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 70 1995  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 18 1964  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 9 2026...........SUNRISE 5:28 AM AKDT SUNSET 10:27 PM AKDT  
MAY 10 2026...........SUNRISE 5:26 AM AKDT SUNSET 10:29 PM AKDT  
 
CIVIL TWILIGHT  
MAY 09 2026...........MORNING 4:25 AM AKDT EVENING 11:32 PM AKDT  
MAY 10 2026...........MORNING 4:21 AM AKDT EVENING 11:35 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)........16:58  
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....+0:05:20  
 

 
 
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