Climatological Report (Daily)
Issued by NWS Anchorage, AK

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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK
247 AM AKDT SUN MAR 17 2024

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...THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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         31  11:59 PM  46    2019  33     -2       30
  MINIMUM         25   6:23 AM -10    1959  18      7       17
  AVERAGE         28                        25      3       24

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.06          0.71 1995   0.02   0.04     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.14                      0.39  -0.25     0.01
  SINCE MAR 1      0.14                      0.39  -0.25     0.01
  SINCE JAN 1      2.30                      2.00   0.30     2.24

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.5          12.0  1995   0.3    0.2      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    2.9                       6.2   -3.3      0.3
  SINCE MAR 1      2.9                       6.2   -3.3      0.3
  SINCE JUL 1    122.0                      68.8   53.2     94.4
  SNOW DEPTH      27

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       37                        40     -3       41
  MONTH TO DATE  667                       656     11      705
  SINCE MAR 1    667                       656     11      705
  SINCE JUL 1   7875                      7799     76     7769

 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   6   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   N (10)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.9


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT SNOW
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    92           8:00 PM
 LOWEST     57           5:00 AM
 AVERAGE    75

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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        49      1970
                                             2015
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   18       -15      1959


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 17 2024.........SUNRISE   8:08 AM AKDT  SUNSET   8:09 PM AKDT
MARCH 18 2024.........SUNRISE   8:05 AM AKDT  SUNSET   8:12 PM AKDT

CIVIL TWILIGHT
MARCH 17 2024.........  START   7:26 AM AKDT     END   8:53 PM AKDT
MARCH 18 2024.........  START   7:23 AM AKDT     END   8:56 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)........12:01
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....+0:05:44

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