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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK
441 PM AKDT THU AUG 20 2026

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...THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 20 2026...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1952 TO 2026


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         59   2:59 PM  77    1977  64     -5       67
  MINIMUM         52   6:31 AM  44    2000  50      2       52
                                      2006
  AVERAGE         56                        57     -1       60

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.04          0.71 1993   0.10  -0.06     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.62                      1.80  -1.18     1.06
  SINCE JUN 1      5.56                      4.64   0.92     3.43
  SINCE JAN 1     12.60                      8.02   4.58     8.27

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            9                         8      1        5
  MONTH TO DATE  115                       133    -18      129
  SINCE JUN 1    630                       582     48      603
  SINCE JUL 1    377                       307     70      283

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JUN 1      0                         7     -7        0
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         7     -7        0
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   2   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   N (20)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.2


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           3:00 AM
 LOWEST     83           3:00 PM
 AVERAGE    92

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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        82      1977
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        38      1954


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 20 2026........SUNRISE   6:22 AM AKDT  SUNSET   9:43 PM AKDT
AUGUST 21 2026........SUNRISE   6:25 AM AKDT  SUNSET   9:40 PM AKDT

CIVIL TWILIGHT
AUGUST 20 2026........MORNING   5:31 AM AKDT  EVENING  10:34 PM AKDT
AUGUST 21 2026........MORNING   5:34 AM AKDT  EVENING  10:31 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)........15:20
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....-0:05:35

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