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CDAK48 PAFC 180046  
CLIANC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
446 PM AKDT MON AUG 17 2026  
   
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 17 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 62 1:28 AM 78 2004 64 -2 67  
MINIMUM 53 3:59 AM 38 1981 51 2 45  
AVERAGE 58 58 0 56  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.18 1.30 1991 0.10 0.08 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.52 1.50 -0.98 0.93  
SINCE JUN 1 5.46 4.34 1.12 3.30  
SINCE JAN 1 12.50 7.72 4.78 8.14  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 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  
TODAY 7 8 -1 9  
MONTH TO DATE 89 109 -20 112  
SINCE JUN 1 604 558 46 586  
SINCE JUL 1 351 283 68 266  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 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 10 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 50 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 67 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 82  
   
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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 74 1978  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 41 1969  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 17 2026........SUNRISE 6:15 AM AKDT SUNSET 9:52 PM AKDT  
AUGUST 18 2026........SUNRISE 6:17 AM AKDT SUNSET 9:49 PM AKDT  
 
CIVIL TWILIGHT  
AUGUST 17 2026........MORNING 5:22 AM AKDT EVENING 10:45 PM AKDT  
AUGUST 18 2026........MORNING 5:25 AM AKDT EVENING 10:41 PM 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)........15:37  
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....-0:05:33  
 

 
 
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