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CDAK48 PAFC 200939  
CLIANC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
139 AM AKDT WED MAY 20 2026  
   
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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 52 11:04 AM 74 2002 57 -5 56  
MINIMUM 43 11:36 PM 30 2013 41 2 44  
AVERAGE 48 49 -1 50  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.54 2000 0.02 -0.02 T  
MONTH TO DATE 1.51 0.36 1.15 0.63  
SINCE MAR 1 3.27 1.48 1.79 2.79  
SINCE JAN 1 6.94 3.09 3.85 4.53  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MM 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 MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 17 16 1 15  
MONTH TO DATE 391 350 41 347  
SINCE MAR 1 2856 2390 466 2094  
SINCE JUL 1 10083 9533 550 8741  
 
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 16 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 45 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 70 11:00 PM  
LOWEST 44 11:00 AM  
AVERAGE 57  
   
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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 75 1993  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 32 2013  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 20 2026...........SUNRISE 5:01 AM AKDT SUNSET 10:55 PM AKDT  
MAY 21 2026...........SUNRISE 4:58 AM AKDT SUNSET 10:57 PM AKDT  
 
CIVIL TWILIGHT  
MAY 20 2026...........MORNING 3:44 AM AKDT EVENING 12:14 AM AKDT  
MAY 21 2026...........MORNING 3:40 AM AKDT EVENING 12:18 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)........17:54  
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....+0:04:46  
 

 
 
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