853  
CDAK48 PAFC 230956  
CLIANC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
156 AM AKDT SAT MAY 23 2026  
   
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 22 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 3:27 PM 72 1960 58 -6 55  
MINIMUM 42 11:59 PM 32 1964 42 0 39  
AVERAGE 47 50 -3 47  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.27 1968 0.03 -0.03 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.60 0.43 1.17 0.63  
SINCE MAR 1 3.36 1.55 1.81 2.79  
SINCE JAN 1 7.03 3.16 3.87 4.53  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.2 1964 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  
YESTERDAY 18 15 3 18  
MONTH TO DATE 445 397 48 399  
SINCE MAR 1 2910 2437 473 2146  
SINCE JUL 1 10137 9580 557 8793  
 
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 14 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 68 7:00 AM  
LOWEST 50 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 59  
   
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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 72 2006  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 34 1973  
1975  
1996  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 23 2026...........SUNRISE 4:54 AM AKDT SUNSET 11:02 PM AKDT  
MAY 24 2026...........SUNRISE 4:52 AM AKDT SUNSET 11:04 PM AKDT  
 
CIVIL TWILIGHT  
MAY 23 2026...........MORNING 3:32 AM AKDT EVENING 12:26 AM AKDT  
MAY 24 2026...........MORNING 3:28 AM AKDT EVENING 12:30 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)........18:08  
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....+0:04:32  
 
 
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