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CDAK48 PAFC 130039
CLIANC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK
439 PM AKDT TUE MAY 12 2026
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 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 45 2:59 PM 68 1968 55 -10 47
MINIMUM 38 4:56 AM 30 1964 39 -1 41
1973
AVERAGE 42 47 -5 44
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 0.50 2025 0.02 -0.02 0.50
MONTH TO DATE 1.51 0.21 1.30 0.57
SINCE MAR 1 3.27 1.33 1.94 2.73
SINCE JAN 1 6.94 2.94 4.00 4.47
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY MM 0.0 MM 0.0 MM 0.0
MONTH TO DATE T 0.3 -0.3 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 11.1 15.3 -4.2 30.2
SINCE JUL 1 76.7 77.9 -1.2 61.6
SNOW DEPTH MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 23 18 5 21
MONTH TO DATE 270 233 37 235
SINCE MAR 1 2735 2273 462 1982
SINCE JUL 1 9962 9416 546 8629
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 2 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NW (300)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.5
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 82 2:00 AM
LOWEST 55 1:00 AM
AVERAGE 69
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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 71 1996
2016
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 31 1961
1965
2002
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 12 2026...........SUNRISE 5:20 AM AKDT SUNSET 10:34 PM AKDT
MAY 13 2026...........SUNRISE 5:18 AM AKDT SUNSET 10:37 PM AKDT
CIVIL TWILIGHT
MAY 12 2026...........MORNING 4:14 AM AKDT EVENING 11:43 PM AKDT
MAY 13 2026...........MORNING 4:10 AM AKDT EVENING 11:46 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)........17:14
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....+0:05:13
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