Climatological Report (Daily)
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK
340 AM AKDT WED MAY 15 2024

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...THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 2024...

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)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         57   6:03 PM  73    1996  56      1       56
  MINIMUM         37   5:02 AM  31    2008  39     -2       42
  AVERAGE         47                        48     -1       49

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.27 1970   0.02  -0.02     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.79                      0.25   0.54     0.63
  SINCE MAR 1      2.19                      1.37   0.82     1.34
  SINCE JAN 1      4.35                      2.98   1.37     3.57

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1965   0.0    0.0      0.0
                                      1976
  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
  YESTERDAY       18                        17      1       16
  MONTH TO DATE  297                       268     29      302
  SINCE MAR 1   2231                      2308    -77     2508
  SINCE JUL 1   9439                      9451    -12     9572

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        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 (260)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.0


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    76           5:00 AM
 LOWEST     35           4:00 PM
 AVERAGE    56

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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        72      2016
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        30      1971


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 15 2024...........SUNRISE   5:12 AM AKDT  SUNSET  10:44 PM AKDT
MAY 16 2024...........SUNRISE   5:09 AM AKDT  SUNSET  10:46 PM AKDT

CIVIL TWILIGHT
MAY 15 2024...........  START   4:01 AM AKDT     END  11:56 PM AKDT
MAY 16 2024...........  START   3:57 AM AKDT     END  12:00 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)........17:32
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....+0:05:03

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