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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK
445 PM AKDT THU MAY 16 2013


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...THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2013...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1915 TO 2013


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                           NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         41     75    1993  56    -15       59
  MINIMUM         36     31    2012  40     -4       31
                               2005
                               1938
  AVERAGE         39                 48              45

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.08   1.04 1943   0.02   0.06     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.92               0.33   0.59     0.01
  SINCE MAR 1      3.32               1.40   1.92     1.14
  SINCE JAN 1      5.77               2.85   2.92     4.23

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            T   R  T    1966   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.9                0.3    0.6      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1     37.5               14.2   23.3     14.6
  SINCE JUL 1     93.6               74.5   19.1    134.5
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY           26                 17      9       20
  MONTH TO DATE  368                312     56      365
  SINCE MAR 1   2671               2350    321     2493
  SINCE JUL 1  10116               9679    437    10251

 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   1   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NW (310)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.4


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    92          1200 PM
 LOWEST     55           300 AM
 AVERAGE    74

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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        72      1942
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        21      1920


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 16 2013...........SUNRISE   510 AM AKDT  SUNSET  1045 PM AKDT
MAY 17 2013...........SUNRISE   507 AM AKDT  SUNSET  1048 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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