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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK
455 PM AKDT THU MAY 16 2024

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...THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2024...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1952 TO 2024


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         51   1:27 PM  75    1993  56     -5       51
  MINIMUM         39   4:18 AM  28    2002  40     -1       37
  AVERAGE         45                        48     -3       44

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          0.45 1958   0.03  -0.03     0.03
  MONTH TO DATE    0.79                      0.30   0.49     0.66
  SINCE MAR 1      2.19                      1.42   0.77     1.37
  SINCE JAN 1      4.35                      3.03   1.32     3.60

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           T    1966   0.0    0.0      0.0
                                      2013
  MONTH TO DATE    0.7                       0.3    0.4      1.7
  SINCE MAR 1     14.2                      15.3   -1.1     13.8
  SINCE JUL 1    133.3                      77.9   55.4    107.9
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY           20                        17      3       21
  MONTH TO DATE  337                       302     35      335
  SINCE MAR 1   2271                      2342    -71     2541
  SINCE JUL 1   9479                      9485     -6     9605

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   3   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (270)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    27   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.0


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    79           6:00 AM
 LOWEST     56           2:00 PM
 AVERAGE    68

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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        72      2014
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        30      1992


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 16 2024...........SUNRISE   5:09 AM AKDT  SUNSET  10:46 PM AKDT
MAY 17 2024...........SUNRISE   5:07 AM AKDT  SUNSET  10:48 PM AKDT

CIVIL TWILIGHT
MAY 16 2024...........  START   3:57 AM AKDT     END  12:00 PM AKDT
MAY 17 2024...........  START   3:53 AM AKDT     END  12:04 AM 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)........17:37
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....+0:04:59

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