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CDAK48 PAFC 170951
CLIANC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK
151 AM AKDT SUN MAY 17 2026
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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 53 2:57 PM 75 1993 56 -3 57
MINIMUM 42 6:24 AM 28 2002 40 2 43
AVERAGE 48 48 0 50
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.45 1958 0.03 -0.03 T
MONTH TO DATE 1.51 0.30 1.21 0.61
SINCE MAR 1 3.27 1.42 1.85 2.77
SINCE JAN 1 6.94 3.03 3.91 4.51
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1966 0.0 0.0 0.0
2013
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 15
MONTH TO DATE 337 302 35 302
SINCE MAR 1 2802 2342 460 2049
SINCE JUL 1 10029 9485 544 8696
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 12 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SE (150)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 46 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.3
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 70 5:00 AM
LOWEST 43 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 57
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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 72 2014
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 30 1992
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2026...........SUNRISE 5:08 AM AKDT SUNSET 10:47 PM AKDT
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 5:05 AM AKDT SUNSET 10:50 PM AKDT
CIVIL TWILIGHT
MAY 17 2026...........MORNING 3:55 AM AKDT EVENING 12:02 AM AKDT
MAY 18 2026...........MORNING 3:51 AM AKDT EVENING 12:06 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)........17:40
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....+0:04:58
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