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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK
450 PM AKDT SUN MAY 05 2024

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...THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 2024...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         55   2:59 PM  65    1996  53      2       49
                                      2004
  MINIMUM         36   5:09 AM  27    2001  37     -1       31
  AVERAGE         46                        45      1       40

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          0.46 1999   0.02  -0.02     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.08  -0.07     0.57
  SINCE MAR 1      1.41                      1.20   0.21     1.28
  SINCE JAN 1      3.57                      2.81   0.76     3.51

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            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
  TODAY           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
  TODAY            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   1   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NW (300)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     7   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.7


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


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)   53        65      1996
                                             2004
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        27      2001



SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 05 2024...........SUNRISE   5:38 AM AKDT  SUNSET  10:18 PM AKDT
MAY 06 2024...........SUNRISE   5:35 AM AKDT  SUNSET  10:20 PM AKDT


CIVIL TWILIGHT
MAY 05 2024...........  START   4:38 AM AKDT     END  11:19 PM AKDT
MAY 06 2024...........  START   4:34 AM AKDT     END  11:23 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)........16:40
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....+0:05:26

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