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CDAK48 PAFC 180038
CLIANC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK
438 PM AKDT SUN MAY 17 2026
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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 48 1:51 PM 72 2014 57 -9 56
MINIMUM 41 6:40 AM 30 1992 40 1 43
AVERAGE 45 48 -3 50
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 0.52 2013 0.02 -0.02 0.02
MONTH TO DATE 1.51 0.32 1.19 0.63
SINCE MAR 1 3.27 1.44 1.83 2.79
SINCE JAN 1 6.94 3.05 3.89 4.53
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 0.3 2013 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
TODAY 20 16 4 15
MONTH TO DATE 357 318 39 317
SINCE MAR 1 2822 2358 464 2064
SINCE JUL 1 10049 9501 548 8711
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 5 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (170)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 41 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.0
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 76 6:00 AM
LOWEST 51 12:00 PM
AVERAGE 64
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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 69 2002
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 28 2013
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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