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CDAK48 PAFC 160941
CLIANC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK
141 AM AKDT SAT MAY 16 2026
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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 5:12 PM 72 2016 56 1 55
MINIMUM 41 6:35 AM 30 1971 40 1 42
AVERAGE 49 48 1 49
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.35 2009 0.02 -0.02 0.04
MONTH TO DATE 1.51 0.27 1.24 0.61
SINCE MAR 1 3.27 1.39 1.88 2.77
SINCE JAN 1 6.94 3.00 3.94 4.51
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1992 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 16 17 -1 16
MONTH TO DATE 320 285 35 287
SINCE MAR 1 2785 2325 460 2034
SINCE JUL 1 10012 9468 544 8681
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 7 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (170)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.9
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 79 5:00 AM
LOWEST 41 4:00 PM
AVERAGE 60
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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 75 1993
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 28 2002
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 16 2026...........SUNRISE 5:10 AM AKDT SUNSET 10:45 PM AKDT
MAY 17 2026...........SUNRISE 5:08 AM AKDT SUNSET 10:48 PM AKDT
CIVIL TWILIGHT
MAY 16 2026...........MORNING 3:59 AM AKDT EVENING 11:58 PM AKDT
MAY 17 2026...........MORNING 3:55 AM AKDT EVENING 12:02 AM 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)........17:35
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....+0:05:01
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