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CDAK48 PAFC 190053
CLIANC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK
453 PM AKDT MON MAY 18 2026
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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 54 2:59 PM 69 2002 57 -3 58
MINIMUM 42 5:03 AM 28 2013 41 1 42
AVERAGE 48 49 -1 50
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 0.21 1981 0.02 -0.02 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.51 0.34 1.17 0.63
SINCE MAR 1 3.27 1.46 1.81 2.79
SINCE JAN 1 6.94 3.07 3.87 4.53
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 0.1 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 17 16 1 15
MONTH TO DATE 374 334 40 332
SINCE MAR 1 2839 2374 465 2079
SINCE JUL 1 10066 9517 549 8726
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 15 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SE (150)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 46 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.0
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 73 12:00 AM
LOWEST 44 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 59
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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 74 2002
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 30 2013
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 5:05 AM AKDT SUNSET 10:50 PM AKDT
MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE 5:03 AM AKDT SUNSET 10:52 PM AKDT
CIVIL TWILIGHT
MAY 18 2026...........MORNING 3:51 AM AKDT EVENING 12:06 AM AKDT
MAY 19 2026...........MORNING 3:48 AM AKDT EVENING 12:10 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)........17:45
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....+0:04:54
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