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CDAK48 PAFC 160949
CLIANC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK
149 AM AKDT SUN AUG 16 2026
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 15 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 66 3:21 PM 78 2020 65 1 63
MINIMUM 55 11:41 PM 34 1973 51 4 50
AVERAGE 61 58 3 57
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY T 0.96 1981 0.09 -0.09 0.07
MONTH TO DATE 0.16 1.30 -1.14 0.93
SINCE JUN 1 5.10 4.14 0.96 3.30
SINCE JAN 1 12.14 7.52 4.62 8.14
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MM 0.0 0.0 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE JUN 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 4 7 -3 8
MONTH TO DATE 80 94 -14 96
SINCE JUN 1 595 543 52 570
SINCE JUL 1 342 268 74 250
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0
SINCE JUN 1 0 7 -7 0
SINCE JAN 1 0 7 -7 0
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WIND (MPH)
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 4 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SW (240)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.8
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 3:00 AM
LOWEST 75 10:00 PM
AVERAGE 86
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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 81 2004
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 39 1973
1986
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 16 2026........SUNRISE 6:12 AM AKDT SUNSET 9:55 PM AKDT
AUGUST 17 2026........SUNRISE 6:15 AM AKDT SUNSET 9:52 PM AKDT
CIVIL TWILIGHT
AUGUST 16 2026........MORNING 5:19 AM AKDT EVENING 10:48 PM AKDT
AUGUST 17 2026........MORNING 5:22 AM AKDT EVENING 10:45 PM AKDT
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AMOUNT OF DAYLIGHT TODAY (HOUR:MIN)........15:43
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....-0:05:33
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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