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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK
112 AM AKST THU FEB 01 2024

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...THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2024...

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

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             50   01/27/2014
                       01/19/1961
 LOW             -35   01/05/1975
HIGHEST           36                 MM      MM       42
LOWEST           -18                 MM      MM       -2
AVG. MAXIMUM    19.2               22.7    -3.5     29.0
AVG. MINIMUM     6.8               11.0    -4.2     18.5
MEAN            13.0               16.9    -3.9     23.8
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32    28               24.1     3.9       23
DAYS MIN <= 32    31               30.3     0.7       31
DAYS MIN <= 0      9                7.0     2.0        2

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        2.71   1987
 MINIMUM        0.02
TOTALS          1.30               0.75    0.55     0.59
DAILY AVG.      0.04               0.02    0.02     0.02
DAYS >= .01        6                8.1    -2.1        8
DAYS >= .10        4                2.7     1.3        2
DAYS >= .50        1                0.0     1.0        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.70   01/28 TO 01/29               0.16
 STORM TOTAL    0.51                                0.14
 (MM/DD(HH))

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          34.4   2000
 24 HR TOTAL    15.5   MM
 SNOW DEPTH       47   01/01/1956
TOTALS          25.5               12.4    13.1      6.4
SINCE 7/1      105.0               49.2    55.8       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.    26                                  23
DAYS >= TRACE     12                8.8     3.2       15
DAYS >= 1.0        4                3.6     0.4        3
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH       37   01/29                          26
                       01/30
 24 HR TOTAL      MM                                 6.4
 STORM TOTAL     9.9                                 1.5
 (MM/DD(HH))

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   1605               1493     112     1271
 SINCE 7/1      5966               5919      47       MM
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0       MM

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     08/28/1984
 LATEST       05/22/1964
EARLIEST                        09/19
LATEST                          05/05
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              5.1
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   2/020
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    26/010    DATE  01/17
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    38/020    DATE  01/17

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.59
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            7
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             11
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         13

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     75

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       0
LIGHT RAIN                0     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       4
LIGHT SNOW               10     SLEET                      0
FOG                      17     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      7
HAZE                      8

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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