Climatological Report (Daily)
Issued by NWS Anchorage, AK

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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK
443 PM AKDT MON MAR 18 2024

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...THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 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         33  10:37 AM  47    1981  33      0       37
                                      1998
                                      2019
  MINIMUM         29   8:00 AM -15    1966  18     11       21
  AVERAGE         31                        26      5       29

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.06          0.72 1976   0.02   0.04     0.03
  MONTH TO DATE    0.20                      0.43  -0.23     0.05
  SINCE MAR 1      0.20                      0.43  -0.23     0.05
  SINCE JAN 1      2.36                      2.04   0.32     2.28

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            1.4          14.3  1976   0.3    1.1      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    4.3                       6.9   -2.6      0.5
  SINCE MAR 1      4.3                       6.9   -2.6      0.5
  SINCE JUL 1    123.4                      69.5   53.9     94.6
  SNOW DEPTH      28

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY           34                        39     -5       36
  MONTH TO DATE  733                       735     -2      777
  SINCE MAR 1    733                       735     -2      777
  SINCE JUL 1   7941                      7878     63     7841

 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   3   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SW (240)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.8


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    96           7:00 AM
 LOWEST     66           1:00 PM
 AVERAGE    81

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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        47      2022
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   19        -8      1959


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 18 2024.........SUNRISE   8:05 AM AKDT  SUNSET   8:12 PM AKDT
MARCH 19 2024.........SUNRISE   8:02 AM AKDT  SUNSET   8:15 PM AKDT

CIVIL TWILIGHT
MARCH 18 2024.........  START   7:23 AM AKDT     END   8:56 PM AKDT
MARCH 19 2024.........  START   7:19 AM AKDT     END   8:58 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)........12:07
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....+0:05:44

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