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CDAK48 PAFC 010041  
CLIANC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
441 PM AKDT MON AUG 31 2026  
   
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 31 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 53 2:56 PM 71 1963 61 -8 57  
2016  
MINIMUM 40 7:04 AM 31 1984 48 -8 49  
AVERAGE 47 54 -7 53  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.20 2.51 1997 0.10 0.10 0.04  
MONTH TO DATE 1.32 2.93 -1.61 2.04  
SINCE JUN 1 6.26 5.77 0.49 4.41  
SINCE JAN 1 13.30 9.15 4.15 9.25  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1997 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 18 11 7 12  
MONTH TO DATE 194 238 -44 208  
SINCE JUN 1 709 687 22 682  
SINCE JUL 1 456 412 44 362  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 1 -1 0  
SINCE JUN 1 0 8 -8 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 8 -8 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 1 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NE (30)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 40 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 60 9:00 AM  
AVERAGE 80  
   
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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 71 1978  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 36 1962  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 31 2026........SUNRISE 6:50 AM AKDT SUNSET 9:09 PM AKDT  
SEPTEMBER 01 2026.....SUNRISE 6:53 AM AKDT SUNSET 9:06 PM AKDT  
 
CIVIL TWILIGHT  
AUGUST 31 2026........MORNING 6:03 AM AKDT EVENING 9:56 PM AKDT  
SEPTEMBER 01 2026.....MORNING 6:06 AM AKDT EVENING 9:53 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)........14:19  
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....-0:05:38  
 

 
 
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