Climatological Report (Daily)
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK
244 AM AKDT MON MAY 06 2024

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...THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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         56   3:04 PM  65    1996  53      3       49
                                      2004
  MINIMUM         36   5:09 AM  27    2001  37     -1       31
  AVERAGE         46                        45      1       40

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.07          0.46 1999   0.02   0.05     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.08                      0.08   0.00     0.57
  SINCE MAR 1      1.48                      1.20   0.28     1.28
  SINCE JAN 1      3.64                      2.81   0.83     3.51

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.7  2001   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.1   -0.1      1.7
  SINCE MAR 1     13.5                      15.1   -1.6     13.8
  SINCE JUL 1    132.6                      77.7   54.9    107.9
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       19                        20     -1       25
  MONTH TO DATE   95                       102     -7      127
  SINCE MAR 1   2029                      2142   -113     2333
  SINCE JUL 1   9237                      9285    -48     9397

 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   3   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   S (170)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.4


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    85           4:00 AM
 LOWEST     43           3:00 PM
 AVERAGE    64

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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        66      1961
                                             2004
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        29      1956
                                             1974


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  6 2024...........SUNRISE   5:35 AM AKDT  SUNSET  10:20 PM AKDT
MAY  7 2024...........SUNRISE   5:32 AM AKDT  SUNSET  10:23 PM AKDT

CIVIL TWILIGHT
MAY 06 2024...........  START   4:34 AM AKDT     END  11:23 PM AKDT
MAY 07 2024...........  START   4:31 AM AKDT     END  11:26 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)........16:45
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....+0:05:25

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