Climatological Report (Daily)
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK
403 AM AKDT SAT AUG 17 2024

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...THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 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         65   1:51 PM  81    2004  64      1       59
  MINIMUM         53   1:48 AM  39    1973  51      2       51
                                      1986
  AVERAGE         59                        58      1       55

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.10 2023   0.10  -0.09     1.10
  MONTH TO DATE    3.71                      1.40   2.31     2.20
  SINCE JUN 1      8.24                      4.24   4.00     8.02
  SINCE JAN 1     12.84                      7.62   5.22    11.82

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        6                         7     -1       10
  MONTH TO DATE  123                       101     22       89
  SINCE JUN 1    571                       550     21      619
  SINCE JUL 1    326                       275     51      295

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JUN 1      3                         7     -4        0
  SINCE JAN 1      3                         7     -4        0
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  15   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SE (150)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    47   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.9


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    83          12:00 AM
 LOWEST     56           2:00 PM
 AVERAGE    70

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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        78      2004
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        38      1981


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 17 2024........SUNRISE   6:16 AM AKDT  SUNSET   9:51 PM AKDT
AUGUST 18 2024........SUNRISE   6:19 AM AKDT  SUNSET   9:48 PM AKDT

CIVIL TWILIGHT
AUGUST 17 2024........  START   5:23 AM AKDT     END  10:43 PM AKDT
AUGUST 18 2024........  START   5:26 AM AKDT     END  10:40 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)........15:34
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....-0:05:34

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