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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK
215 AM AKDT THU AUG 20 2026

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...THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 19 2026...

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)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         57   5:26 PM  71    1978  64     -7       61
                                      1991
                                      2004
  MINIMUM         50   2:48 AM  41    1969  51     -1       54
  AVERAGE         54                        57     -3       58

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.06          0.81 2006   0.10  -0.04     0.13
  MONTH TO DATE    0.58                      1.70  -1.12     1.06
  SINCE JUN 1      5.52                      4.54   0.98     3.43
  SINCE JAN 1     12.56                      7.92   4.64     8.27

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        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
  YESTERDAY       11                         8      3        7
  MONTH TO DATE  106                       125    -19      124
  SINCE JUN 1    621                       574     47      598
  SINCE JUL 1    368                       299     69      278

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        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   1   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NE (50)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.2


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97          11:00 PM
 LOWEST     72          12:00 AM
 AVERAGE    85

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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        77      1977
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        44      2000
                                             2006


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 20 2026........SUNRISE   6:22 AM AKDT  SUNSET   9:43 PM AKDT
AUGUST 21 2026........SUNRISE   6:25 AM AKDT  SUNSET   9:40 PM AKDT


CIVIL TWILIGHT
AUGUST 20 2026........MORNING   5:31 AM AKDT  EVENING  10:34 PM AKDT
AUGUST 21 2026........MORNING   5:34 AM AKDT  EVENING  10:31 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)........15:20
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....-0:05:35


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