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CDAK48 PAFC 131024  
CLIANC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
224 AM AKDT WED MAY 13 2026  
   
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 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 6:41 PM 68 1968 55 -9 47  
MINIMUM 38 4:56 AM 30 1964 39 -1 41  
1973  
AVERAGE 42 47 -5 44  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MM 0.0 0.0 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 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 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  
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 3 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (280)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 89 11:00 PM  
LOWEST 55 1:00 AM  
AVERAGE 72  
   
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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 71 1996  
2016  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 31 1961  
1965  
2002  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 13 2026...........SUNRISE 5:18 AM AKDT SUNSET 10:37 PM AKDT  
MAY 14 2026...........SUNRISE 5:15 AM AKDT SUNSET 10:40 PM AKDT  
 
CIVIL TWILIGHT  
MAY 13 2026...........MORNING 4:10 AM AKDT EVENING 11:46 PM AKDT  
MAY 14 2026...........MORNING 4:07 AM AKDT EVENING 11:50 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)........17:19  
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....+0:05:10  
 
 
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