069  
CDAK48 PAFC 211018  
CLIANC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
218 AM AKDT THU MAY 21 2026  
   
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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 6:38 PM 75 1993 58 -6 54  
MINIMUM 40 8:45 AM 32 2013 41 -1 43  
AVERAGE 46 49 -3 49  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.09 0.12 1972 0.02 0.07 T  
1996  
MONTH TO DATE 1.60 0.38 1.22 0.63  
SINCE MAR 1 3.36 1.50 1.86 2.79  
SINCE JAN 1 7.03 3.11 3.92 4.53  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY MM T 1972 0.0 MM 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 19 16 3 16  
MONTH TO DATE 410 366 44 363  
SINCE MAR 1 2875 2406 469 2110  
SINCE JUL 1 10102 9549 553 8757  
 
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 2 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 39 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 61 8:00 PM  
AVERAGE 79  
   
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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 77 2002  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 29 1985  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 21 2026...........SUNRISE 4:58 AM AKDT SUNSET 10:57 PM AKDT  
MAY 22 2026...........SUNRISE 4:56 AM AKDT SUNSET 10:59 PM AKDT  
 
CIVIL TWILIGHT  
MAY 21 2026...........MORNING 3:40 AM AKDT EVENING 12:18 AM AKDT  
MAY 22 2026...........MORNING 3:36 AM AKDT EVENING 12:22 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)........17:59  
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....+0:04:42  
 

 
 
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