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CDAK48 PAFC 220039
CLIANC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK
439 PM AKDT THU MAY 21 2026
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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 55 1:54 PM 77 2002 58 -3 51
MINIMUM 40 4:46 AM 29 1985 41 -1 42
AVERAGE 48 50 -2 47
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 0.46 1989 0.02 -0.02 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.60 0.40 1.20 0.63
SINCE MAR 1 3.36 1.52 1.84 2.79
SINCE JAN 1 7.03 3.13 3.90 4.53
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 T 1964 0.0 0.0 0.0
1972
1990
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 18
MONTH TO DATE 427 382 45 381
SINCE MAR 1 2892 2422 470 2128
SINCE JUL 1 10119 9565 554 8775
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 SE (150)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 42 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.8
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 1:00 AM
LOWEST 43 2:00 PM
AVERAGE 68
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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 72 1960
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 32 1964
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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