Climatological Report (Daily)
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK
151 AM AKDT THU MAY 16 2024

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...THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 2024...

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)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         54   5:07 PM  72    2016  56     -2       58
  MINIMUM         35   4:34 AM  30    1971  40     -5       47
  AVERAGE         45                        48     -3       53

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.35 2009   0.02  -0.02     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.79                      0.27   0.52     0.63
  SINCE MAR 1      2.19                      1.39   0.80     1.34
  SINCE JAN 1      4.35                      3.00   1.35     3.57

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1992   0.0    0.0      0.0
  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
  YESTERDAY       20                        17      3       12
  MONTH TO DATE  317                       285     32      314
  SINCE MAR 1   2251                      2325    -74     2520
  SINCE JUL 1   9459                      9468     -9     9584

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        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   5   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (260)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.2


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    82           6:00 AM
 LOWEST     46           5:00 PM
 AVERAGE    64

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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        75      1993
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        28      2002


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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