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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK
438 PM AKDT THU AUG 15 2024

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...THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 15 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         63   1:07 PM  78    2020  65     -2       60
  MINIMUM         45   4:46 AM  34    1973  51     -6       49
  AVERAGE         54                        58     -4       55

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          0.96 1981   0.09  -0.09     0.60
  MONTH TO DATE    3.70                      1.30   2.40     1.10
  SINCE JUN 1      8.23                      4.14   4.09     6.92
  SINCE JAN 1     12.83                      7.52   5.31    10.72

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            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
  TODAY           11                         7      4       10
  MONTH TO DATE  117                        94     23       79
  SINCE JUN 1    565                       543     22      609
  SINCE JUL 1    320                       268     52      285

 COOLING
  TODAY            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   3   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SE (130)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.7


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    96           5:00 AM
 LOWEST     56           1:00 PM
 AVERAGE    76

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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        81      2004
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        39      1973
                                             1986


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 15 2024........SUNRISE   6:11 AM AKDT  SUNSET   9:56 PM AKDT
AUGUST 16 2024........SUNRISE   6:13 AM AKDT  SUNSET   9:53 PM AKDT

CIVIL TWILIGHT
AUGUST 15 2024........  START   5:17 AM AKDT     END  10:50 PM AKDT
AUGUST 16 2024........  START   5:20 AM AKDT     END  10:47 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)........15:46
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....-0:05:32

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