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CDAK48 PAFC 160048
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AKZ101-161200-
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK
448 PM AKDT WED MAY 15 2013


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...THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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         52     70    1942  56     -4       55
  MINIMUM         36     28    1918  39     -3       34
  AVERAGE         44                 48              45

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00   0.45 1940   0.03  -0.03     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.84               0.31   0.53     0.01
  SINCE MAR 1      3.24               1.38   1.86     1.14
  SINCE JAN 1      5.69               2.83   2.86     4.23

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0    T    1992   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           21                 17      4       20
  MONTH TO DATE  344                295     49      345
  SINCE MAR 1   2647               2333    314     2473
  SINCE JUL 1  10092               9662    430    10231

 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   5   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SE (150)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.6


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    82          1200 AM
 LOWEST     42          1000 AM
 AVERAGE    62

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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        75      1993
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        31      2012
                                             2005
                                             1938


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 15 2013...........SUNRISE   512 AM AKDT  SUNSET  1042 PM AKDT
MAY 16 2013...........SUNRISE   510 AM AKDT  SUNSET  1045 PM AKDT

CIVIL TWILIGHT
MAY 15 2013             START   402 AM AKDT     END  1154 PM AKDT
MAY 16 2013             START   358 AM AKDT     END  1158 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)........17:30
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....+0:05:04
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