Climatological Report (Daily)
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK
445 PM AKDT FRI MAY 17 2024

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...THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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         53   2:23 PM  72    2014  57     -4       53
  MINIMUM         42   5:20 AM  30    1992  40      2       39
  AVERAGE         48                        48      0       46

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          0.52 2013   0.02  -0.02     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.79                      0.32   0.47     0.66
  SINCE MAR 1      2.19                      1.44   0.75     1.37
  SINCE JAN 1      4.35                      3.05   1.30     3.60

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           0.3  2013   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.7                       0.3    0.4      1.7
  SINCE MAR 1     14.2                      15.3   -1.1     13.8
  SINCE JUL 1    133.3                      77.9   55.4    107.9
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY           17                        16      1       19
  MONTH TO DATE  354                       318     36      354
  SINCE MAR 1   2288                      2358    -70     2560
  SINCE JUL 1   9496                      9501     -5     9624

 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   W (270)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    19   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    85           5:00 AM
 LOWEST     56           2:00 PM
 AVERAGE    71

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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        69      2002
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        28      2013


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2024...........SUNRISE   5:07 AM AKDT  SUNSET  10:49 PM AKDT
MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE   5:04 AM AKDT  SUNSET  10:51 PM AKDT

CIVIL TWILIGHT
MAY 17 2024...........  START   3:53 AM AKDT     END  12:04 AM AKDT
MAY 18 2024...........  START   3:50 AM AKDT     END  12:08 AM 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)........17:42
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....+0:04:56

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