Daily Climate Summary - Anchorage


CDAK48 PAFC 210047
CLIANC
AKZ101-211200-
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK                               
446 PM AKDT MON MAY 20 2013
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...THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 2013...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1915 TO 2013


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST            
                VALUE   VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR            
                                           NORMAL                    
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         53     75    2002  57     -4       54               
                               1993                                 
  MINIMUM         30     29    1919  41    -11       42               
  AVERAGE         42                 49              48             
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00   0.17 1927   0.02  -0.02      T             
  MONTH TO DATE    1.30               0.43   0.87     0.01           
  SINCE MAR 1      3.70               1.50   2.20     1.14           
  SINCE JAN 1      6.15               2.95   3.20     4.23           
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0    T    1972   0.0    0.0      0.0            
  MONTH TO DATE    1.3                0.3    0.0      0.0            
  SINCE MAR 1     37.9               14.2   23.7     14.6            
  SINCE JUL 1     94.0               74.5   19.5    134.5            
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           23                 16      7       17              
  MONTH TO DATE  482                377    105      436              
  SINCE MAR 1   2785               2415    370     2564              
  SINCE JUL 1  10230               9744    486    10322              
                                                                     
 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   S (180)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76          1000 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        77      2002                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        29      1985                    
                                             1920                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 20 2013...........SUNRISE   500 AM AKDT  SUNSET  1055 PM AKDT  
MAY 21 2013...........SUNRISE   458 AM AKDT  SUNSET  1057 PM AKDT  

CIVIL TWILIGHT
MAY 20 2013             START   343 AM AKDT     END  1214 AM AKDT
MAY 21 2013             START   339 AM AKDT     END  1218 AM 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)........17:55   
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....+0:04:45