Climatological Report (Daily)
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK
458 PM AKDT MON MAY 06 2024

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...THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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         46  11:08 AM  66    1961  54     -8       49
                                      2004
  MINIMUM         41   8:03 AM  29    1956  37      4       37
                                      1974
  AVERAGE         44                        45     -1       43

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.24R         0.23 1971   0.02   0.22      T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.32                      0.10   0.22     0.57
  SINCE MAR 1      1.72                      1.22   0.50     1.28
  SINCE JAN 1      3.88                      2.83   1.05     3.51

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           T    1964   0.1   -0.1      0.0
                                      1971
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.2   -0.2      1.7
  SINCE MAR 1     13.5                      15.2   -1.7     13.8
  SINCE JUL 1    132.6                      77.8   54.8    107.9
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY           21                        20      1       22
  MONTH TO DATE  116                       122     -6      149
  SINCE MAR 1   2050                      2162   -112     2355
  SINCE JUL 1   9258                      9305    -47     9419

 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   7   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   S (170)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    34   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.5


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    82           3:00 PM
 LOWEST     63          11:00 AM
 AVERAGE    73

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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        66      1961
                                             2004
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        29      1956
                                             1974


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 06 2024...........SUNRISE   5:35 AM AKDT  SUNSET  10:20 PM AKDT
MAY 07 2024...........SUNRISE   5:33 AM AKDT  SUNSET  10:23 PM AKDT


CIVIL TWILIGHT
MAY 06 2024...........  START   4:34 AM AKDT     END  11:23 PM AKDT
MAY 07 2024...........  START   4:31 AM AKDT     END  11:26 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)........16:45
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....+0:05:25

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