Climatological Report (Daily)
Issued by NWS Anchorage, AK

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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK
435 PM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2024

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...THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 12 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         36   1:32 PM  46    2005  32      4       27
                                      2016
  MINIMUM         22   8:06 AM  -8    1974  17      5        9
  AVERAGE         29                        24      5       18

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          0.17 1966   0.02  -0.02     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.08                      0.30  -0.22     0.01
  SINCE MAR 1      0.08                      0.30  -0.22     0.01
  SINCE JAN 1      2.24                      1.91   0.33     2.24

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           2.7  1991   0.3   -0.3      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    2.4                       4.7   -2.3      0.3
  SINCE MAR 1      2.4                       4.7   -2.3      0.3
  SINCE JUL 1    121.5                      67.3   54.2     94.4
  SNOW DEPTH      29

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY           36                        40     -4       47
  MONTH TO DATE  518                       496     22      523
  SINCE MAR 1    518                       496     22      523
  SINCE JUL 1   7726                      7639     87     7587

 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   4   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   N (20)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.6


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    77           1:00 AM
 LOWEST     49           3:00 PM
 AVERAGE    63

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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        44      1981
                                             2016
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   17       -11      1995


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 12 2024.........SUNRISE   8:24 AM AKDT  SUNSET   7:56 PM AKDT
MARCH 13 2024.........SUNRISE   8:21 AM AKDT  SUNSET   7:59 PM AKDT


CIVIL TWILIGHT
MARCH 12 2024.........  START   7:42 AM AKDT     END   8:40 PM AKDT
MARCH 13 2024.........  START   7:38 AM AKDT     END   8:42 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)........11:32
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....+0:05:44

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