Climatological Report (Daily)
Issued by NWS Anchorage, AK

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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK
204 AM AKDT MON MAR 18 2024

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...THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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         36   6:28 PM  49    1970  33      3       38
                                      2015
  MINIMUM         29   7:48 AM -15    1959  18     11       20
  AVERAGE         33                        26      7       29

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             1.13 2002   0.02  -0.02     0.01
  MONTH TO DATE    0.14                      0.41  -0.27     0.02
  SINCE MAR 1      0.14                      0.41  -0.27     0.02
  SINCE JAN 1      2.30                      2.02   0.28     2.25

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T            22.0  2002   0.4   -0.4      0.2
  MONTH TO DATE    2.9                       6.6   -3.7      0.5
  SINCE MAR 1      2.9                       6.6   -3.7      0.5
  SINCE JUL 1    122.0                      69.2   52.8     94.6
  SNOW DEPTH      28

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       32                        40     -8       36
  MONTH TO DATE  699                       696      3      741
  SINCE MAR 1    699                       696      3      741
  SINCE JUL 1   7907                      7839     68     7805

 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   0   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   S (190)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     8   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    11   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.0


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    96           6:00 AM
 LOWEST     85           7:00 PM
 AVERAGE    91

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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        47      1981
                                             1998
                                             2019
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   18       -15      1966


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 18 2024.........SUNRISE   8:05 AM AKDT  SUNSET   8:12 PM AKDT
MARCH 19 2024.........SUNRISE   8:02 AM AKDT  SUNSET   8:15 PM AKDT

CIVIL TWILIGHT
MARCH 18 2024.........  START   7:23 AM AKDT     END   8:56 PM AKDT
MARCH 19 2024.........  START   7:19 AM AKDT     END   8:58 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)........12:07
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....+0:05:44

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