Climatological Report (Daily)
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK
153 AM AKDT TUE MAY 21 2024

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...THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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         58   5:59 PM  75    1993  58      0       58
  MINIMUM         45   5:42 AM  32    2013  41      4       47
  AVERAGE         52                        49      3       53

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.12 1972   0.02  -0.02     0.00
                                      1996
  MONTH TO DATE    0.79                      0.38   0.41     0.66
  SINCE MAR 1      2.19                      1.50   0.69     1.37
  SINCE JAN 1      4.35                      3.11   1.24     3.60

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1972   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
  YESTERDAY       13                        16     -3       12
  MONTH TO DATE  399                       366     33      394
  SINCE MAR 1   2333                      2406    -73     2600
  SINCE JUL 1   9541                      9549     -8     9664

 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  SW (240)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.1


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    68           2:00 AM
 LOWEST     43           5:00 PM
 AVERAGE    56

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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        77      2002
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        29      1985


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 21 2024...........SUNRISE   4:57 AM AKDT  SUNSET  10:59 PM AKDT
MAY 22 2024...........SUNRISE   4:55 AM AKDT  SUNSET  11:01 PM AKDT


CIVIL TWILIGHT
MAY 21 2024...........  START   3:38 AM AKDT     END  12:20 AM AKDT
MAY 22 2024...........  START   3:34 AM AKDT     END  12:24 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)........18:01
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....+0:04:40

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