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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK
454 PM AKDT SUN AUG 16 2026

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...THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 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         69   2:07 PM  81    2004  64      5       67
  MINIMUM         56   5:13 AM  39    1973  51      5       49
                                      1986
  AVERAGE         63                        58      5       58

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.01          1.10 2023   0.10  -0.09     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.17                      1.40  -1.23     0.93
  SINCE JUN 1      5.11                      4.24   0.87     3.30
  SINCE JAN 1     12.15                      7.62   4.53     8.14

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           0.0    MM   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            2                         7     -5        7
  MONTH TO DATE   82                       101    -19      103
  SINCE JUN 1    597                       550     47      577
  SINCE JUL 1    344                       275     69      257

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JUN 1      0                         7     -7        0
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         7     -7        0
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   2   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   E (70)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.0


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97           3:00 AM
 LOWEST     57           2:00 PM
 AVERAGE    77

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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        78      2004
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        38      1981


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 16 2026........SUNRISE   6:12 AM AKDT  SUNSET   9:55 PM AKDT
AUGUST 17 2026........SUNRISE   6:15 AM AKDT  SUNSET   9:52 PM AKDT


CIVIL TWILIGHT
AUGUST 16 2026........MORNING   5:19 AM AKDT  EVENING  10:48 PM AKDT
AUGUST 17 2026........MORNING   5:22 AM AKDT  EVENING  10:45 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)........15:43
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....-0:05:33

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