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CDAK48 PAFC 150953  
CLIANC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
153 AM AKDT FRI MAY 15 2026  
   
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 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 57 2:05 PM 73 1996 56 1 53  
MINIMUM 39 5:21 AM 31 2008 39 0 39  
AVERAGE 48 48 0 46  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.27 1970 0.02 -0.02 T  
MONTH TO DATE 1.51 0.25 1.26 0.57  
SINCE MAR 1 3.27 1.37 1.90 2.73  
SINCE JAN 1 6.94 2.98 3.96 4.47  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1965 0.0 0.0 0.0  
1976  
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 17 17 0 19  
MONTH TO DATE 304 268 36 271  
SINCE MAR 1 2769 2308 461 2018  
SINCE JUL 1 9996 9451 545 8665  
 
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 4 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 82 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 38 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 60  
   
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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 72 2016  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 30 1971  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 15 2026...........SUNRISE 5:13 AM AKDT SUNSET 10:42 PM AKDT  
MAY 16 2026...........SUNRISE 5:10 AM AKDT SUNSET 10:45 PM AKDT  
 
CIVIL TWILIGHT  
MAY 15 2026...........MORNING 4:03 AM AKDT EVENING 11:54 PM AKDT  
MAY 16 2026...........MORNING 3:59 AM AKDT EVENING 11:58 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)........17:30  
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....+0:05:04  
 

 
 
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