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CDAK48 PAFC 011059  
CLIANC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK  
259 AM AKDT TUE SEP 01 2026  
   
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..THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 31 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 58 6:22 PM 71 1963 61 -3 57  
2016  
MINIMUM 40 7:04 AM 31 1984 48 -8 49  
AVERAGE 49 54 -5 53  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY T R T 1997 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUN 1 T 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 T 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 16 11 5 12  
MONTH TO DATE 192 238 -46 208  
SINCE JUN 1 707 687 20 682  
SINCE JUL 1 454 412 42 362  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 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 4 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION N (0)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 40 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
HAIL  
SLEET  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 39 6:00 PM  
AVERAGE 70  
   
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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 71 1978  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 36 1962  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 1 2026.....SUNRISE 6:53 AM AKDT SUNSET 9:06 PM AKDT  
SEPTEMBER 2 2026.....SUNRISE 6:55 AM AKDT SUNSET 9:02 PM AKDT  
 
CIVIL TWILIGHT  
SEPTEMBER 01 2026.....MORNING 6:06 AM AKDT EVENING 9:53 PM AKDT  
SEPTEMBER 02 2026.....MORNING 6:09 AM AKDT EVENING 9:49 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)........14:13  
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....-0:05:38  
 

 
 
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