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CDAK48 PAFC 220941  
CLIANC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
141 AM AKDT FRI MAY 22 2026  
   
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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 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)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY MM T 1964 0.0 MM 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 MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 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  
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 9 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SE (140)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 44 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
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 TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 72 1960  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 32 1964  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 22 2026...........SUNRISE 4:56 AM AKDT SUNSET 10:59 PM AKDT  
MAY 23 2026...........SUNRISE 4:54 AM AKDT SUNSET 11:02 PM AKDT  
 
CIVIL TWILIGHT  
MAY 22 2026...........MORNING 3:36 AM AKDT EVENING 12:22 AM AKDT  
MAY 23 2026...........MORNING 3:32 AM AKDT EVENING 12:26 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)........18:04  
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....+0:04:37  
 
 
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