650  
CDAK48 PAFC 290040  
CLIANC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
440 PM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2026  
   
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 28 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 60 2:56 PM 77 2016 62 -2 69  
MINIMUM 50 4:25 AM 31 1984 48 2 53  
AVERAGE 55 55 0 61  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.24 1.05 2010 0.10 0.14 0.57  
MONTH TO DATE 1.12 2.62 -1.50 1.84  
SINCE JUN 1 6.06 5.46 0.60 4.21  
SINCE JAN 1 13.10 8.84 4.26 9.05  
 
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 10 10 0 4  
MONTH TO DATE 186 206 -20 174  
SINCE JUN 1 701 655 46 648  
SINCE JUL 1 448 380 68 328  
 
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 17 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 32 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 51 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 19.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 62 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 79  
   
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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 72 2016  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 33 1984  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 28 2026........SUNRISE 6:43 AM AKDT SUNSET 9:18 PM AKDT  
AUGUST 29 2026........SUNRISE 6:45 AM AKDT SUNSET 9:15 PM AKDT  
 
CIVIL TWILIGHT  
AUGUST 28 2026........MORNING 5:55 AM AKDT EVENING 10:06 PM AKDT  
AUGUST 29 2026........MORNING 5:57 AM AKDT EVENING 10:03 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)........14:35  
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....-0:05:38  
 
 
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