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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK
441 PM AKDT MON AUG 31 2026

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...THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 31 2026...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1952 TO 2026


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   2:56 PM  71    1963  61     -8       57
                                      2016
  MINIMUM         40   7:04 AM  31    1984  48     -8       49
  AVERAGE         47                        54     -7       53

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.20          2.51 1997   0.10   0.10     0.04
  MONTH TO DATE    1.32                      2.93  -1.61     2.04
  SINCE JUN 1      6.26                      5.77   0.49     4.41
  SINCE JAN 1     13.30                      9.15   4.15     9.25

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           T    1997   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SINCE JUN 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY           18                        11      7       12
  MONTH TO DATE  194                       238    -44      208
  SINCE JUN 1    709                       687     22      682
  SINCE JUL 1    456                       412     44      362

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        0
  SINCE JUN 1      0                         8     -8        0
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         8     -8        0
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   1   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NE (30)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.4


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100          12:00 AM
 LOWEST     60           9:00 AM
 AVERAGE    80

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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        71      1978
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        36      1962


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 31 2026........SUNRISE   6:50 AM AKDT  SUNSET    9:09 PM AKDT
SEPTEMBER 01 2026.....SUNRISE   6:53 AM AKDT  SUNSET    9:06 PM AKDT


CIVIL TWILIGHT
AUGUST 31 2026........MORNING   6:03 AM AKDT  EVENING   9:56 PM AKDT
SEPTEMBER 01 2026.....MORNING   6:06 AM AKDT  EVENING   9:53 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)........14:19
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....-0:05:38

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