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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
1009 AM AKST Fri Jan 31 2025

...Anchorage International Airport Climate Highlights for
Year 2024...

...22nd Warmest/50th Coldest Year...
...8th Wettest/64th Driest Year...

The period of record includes 71 years.

*** Delineates 2024 in the lists below.

...Temperature...

2024 was the 27th warmest year on record with an average
temperature of 37.8 degrees. This is 0.2 degrees above
the normal of 37.6 degrees.

Top 5 warmest years by average temperature
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1) 42.5 degrees....2019.
2) 41.5 degrees....2016.
3) 40.5 degrees....2014 2018.
4) 39.9 degrees....2015.
5) 39.7 degrees....1978.


Top 5 coldest years by average temperature
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1)  31.1 degrees....1956.
2)  31.9 degrees....1972.
3)  32.2 degrees....1971.
4)  32.5 degrees....1955.
5)  32.7 degrees....1973.

The average high in 2024 was 43.8 degrees, which is 0.3 degrees
below the normal of 44.1 degrees. The average low was 31.7
degrees, which is 0.6 degrees above the normal of 31.1 degrees.

173 days in 2024 had above normal temperatures. 153 days in
2024 had below normal temperatures. 40 days in 2024 had normal
temperatures (within 1/2 degree).

Departures from daily normal temperature
----------------------------------------

20 degrees or more above normal.....1 day.
10 degrees or more above normal....34 days.
05 degrees or more above normal....74 days.

05 degrees or more below normal....55 days.
10 degrees or more below normal....24 days.
20 degrees or more below normal.....4 days.
30 degrees or more below normal.....1 day.

The most above normal day in 2024 occurred on December 10th,
which was 20.2 degrees warmer than the daily normal.

The most below normal day in 2024 occurred on February 2nd,
which was 31.0 degrees cooler than the daily normal.

The warmest daily high in 2024 occurred on June 15th, June 23rd,
July 20th, and August 5th when the high reached 77 degrees. This
ties 9 previous years, with 2007 the most recent, for the 32nd
warmest daily high temperature in a calendar year.

Top 5 warmest daily high temperatures by year
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1) 90 degrees...2019.
2) 85 degrees...1969.
3) 84 degrees...2003.
4) 83 degrees...2015 2016.
5) 82 degrees...1968 1977 1978 1989 2013.

The coldest daily low in 2024 occurred on February 3rd, when
the low dropped to -21 degrees. This ties 3 previous years, with
1997 the most recent, for the 19th coldest daily low temperature
in a calendar year.

Top 5 coldest daily low temperatures by year
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1) -34 degrees...1975.
2) -30 degrees...1961 1964 1989.
3) -29 degrees...1954.
4) -28 degrees...1972 1999.
5) -27 degrees...1955 1973.

Daily high temperature - Number of days in 2024
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75 degrees or greater...........5 days.
70 degrees or greater...........8 days.
60 degrees or greater..........80 days.
50 degrees or greater.........160 days.
40 degrees or greater.........216 days.
32 degrees or greater.........274 days.
20 degrees or greater.........338 days.
10 degrees or greater.........354 days.
00 degrees or greater.........364 days.

Daily low temperature - Number of days in 2024
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60 degrees or less............366 days.
50 degrees or less............315 days.
40 degrees or less............238 days.
32 degrees or less............180 days.
20 degrees or less.............95 days.
10 degrees or less.............38 days.
00 degrees or less.............15 days.
10 degrees below zero or less...4 days.
20 degrees below zero or less...1 day.


...Precipitation...

2024 was the 8th wettest year on record, with 20.10 inches of
precipitation measured. This is 3.68 inches above the normal
yearly precipitation amount of 16.42 inches.

Top 5 wettest years on record
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1) 28.60 inches...2022.
2) 27.55 inches...1989.
3) 24.22 inches...2023.
4) 23.97 inches...2013.
5) 21.34 inches...1981.

Top 5 driest years on record
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1)  8.08 inches...1969.
2) 10.68 inches...1973.
3) 11.52 inches...1998.
4) 12.08 inches...1968.
5) 12.16 inches...1983.

The wettest day in 2024 was on July 13th, with 1.83 inches of
precipitation measured. The second wettest day in 2024 was on
August 7th, with 1.33 inches of precipitation measured.

The greatest amount of precipitation in a 24 hour period in
2024 was 2.23 inches, recorded on August 7th and 8th.

Amount of precipitation - Number of days in 2024
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Trace or greater.........190 days.
0.01 inch or greater.....112 days.
0.10 inch or greater......55 days.
0.25 inch or greater......25 days.
0.50 inch or greater.......8 days.
0.75 inch or greater.......4 days.
1.00 inch or greater.......3 days.


...Snowfall...

82.5 inches of snow was measured in 2024 (January 1st to
December 31st). 133.3 inches of snow was measured for the
2023/2024 snow season (july 1st to june 30th). This is 55.4
inches of snow above the normal seasonal snowfall of 77.9
inches.

Top 5 snowiest seasons on record (July 1st to June 30th)
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1) 134.5 inches...2011/2012.
2) 133.3 inches...2023/2024.***
3) 132.6 inches...1954/1955.
4) 128.8 inches...1955/1956.
5) 121.5 inches...1994/1995.

Top 5 least snowiest seasons on record (July 1st to June 30th)
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1) 25.1 inches...2014/2015.
2) 30.4 inches...1957/1958.
3) 32.9 inches...1980/1981.
4) 36.8 inches...2002/2003.
5) 38.3 inches...2015/2016.

The snowiest day in 2024 was on January 28th, with 9.9 inches
of snow measured. The second snowiest day in 2024 was on October
31st, with 9.6 inches of snow measured.

The greatest amount of snow in a 24 hour period in 2024
was 14.9 inches, recorded on January 28th and 29th.

Amount of snow - Number of days in 2024
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trace or greater.........71 days.
0.1 inch or greater......40 days.
1.0 inch or greater......15 days.
3.0 inches or greater....10 days.
6.0 inches or greater.....4 days.
10.0 inches or greater....0 days.


...Snow Depth...

The maximum snow depth in 2024 was 38 inches, measured on
February 5th. This was also the maximum snow depth
for the 2023/2024 snow season (July 1st to June 30th).

A snow depth of 1 inch was measured on May 9th. This is the
latest date of a measurable snow depth (previous was May 6th,
1955).

A snow depth of 19 inches was measured on November 1st. This
is the earliest date of a snow depth of 18 inches or greater
(previous was November 5th, 1996).

Top 5 snow depths by season (July 1st to June 30th)
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1) 47 inches...1955/1956.
2) 39 inches...2001/2002.
3) 38 inches...1958/1959 2023/2024.***
4) 36 inches...1994/1995 2011/2012 2022/2023.
5) 34 inches...1991/1992 2003/2004.


...2024 vs. 2023...

2024 was warmer and drier than 2023.

Average Temperature
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2023...37.8 degrees.
2023...37.3 degrees.

Total Precipitation
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2024...20.10 inches.
2023...24.22 inches.

Total Yearly Snowfall (January to December)
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2024....82.5 inches.
2023...132.1 inches.

...Daily records set in 2024...

Type............Date....New Record....Old Record (Year)

High Temperature...February 13th....43F....42F (2016)
High Temperature...February 14th....44F....43F (2017)
High Temperature...February 20th....45F....43F (1977)
High Temperature...April 20th.......57F....55F (2014)
High Temperature...July 20th........77F....76F (2016)
High Temperature...August 5th.......77F....76F (1968)
High Temperature...December 10th....47F....46F (2017)

Low Temperature...January 31st.....-18F...-17F (1989)
Low Temperature...February 1st.....-16F...-16F (1993)

Coldest High Temperature...July 13th.....55F...55F (1996)
Coldest High Temperature...July 14th.....54F...56F (1955)
Coldest High Temperature...July 16th.....55F...55F (1982)
Coldest High Temperature...August 10th...54F...56F (1982)

Warmest Low Temperature...June 23rd.......59F...57F (1984)
Warmest Low Temperature...August 6th......60F...60F (2018)
Warmest Low Temperature...August 18th.....56F...56F (2020)
Warmest Low Temperature...October 22nd....39F...39F (1981, 1957)
Warmest Low Temperature...December 10th...34F...34F (1986)

Precipitation...January 7th......0.21"....0.17" (2001)
Precipitation...January 28th.....0.51"....0.46" (1992)
Precipitation...February 24th....0.39"....0.24" (1990)
Precipitation...March 30th.......0.24"....0.10" (2016)
Precipitation...May 6th..........0.24"....0.23" (1971)
Precipitation...June 5th.........0.35"....0.21" (1994)
Precipitation...July 13th........1.83"....1.07" (1996)
Precipitation...August 7th.......1.33"....0.84" (1952)
Precipitation...September 12th...0.87"....0.76" (1966)
Precipitation...October 31st.....0.63"....0.30" (1970)
Precipitation...November 15th....0.17"....0.16" (1979)

Snowfall...January 7th......4.9"....4.0" (1990)
Snowfall...January 28th.....9.9"....7.5" (1970)
Snowfall...January 29th.....6.7"....3.7" (1993)
Snowfall...February 24th....5.5"....3.5" (1990)
Snowfall...October 28th.....6.0"....4.8" (1982)
Snowfall...October 31st.....9.6"....6.0" (1983)


...2025 Astronomical Highlights...

Vernal Equinox.......March 20th........1:01 am AKDT
Summer Solstice......June 20th.........6:42 pm AKDT
Autumnal Equinox.....September 22nd...10:19 am AKDT
Winter Solstice......December 21st.....6:03 am AKST

Greatest Daylight....June 20th......19 hrs 21 min 29 sec
Shortest Daylight....December 21st...5 hrs 27 min 44 sec

Total lunar eclipse: March 13th and 14th, 2024.
Begins at 7:57 pm AKDT.
Ends at 2:00 am AKDT.


Markle

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