Climatological Report (Daily)
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK
136 AM AKDT SAT MAY 17 2025

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...THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2025...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1952 TO 2025


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         57   3:33 PM  75    1993  56      1       51
  MINIMUM         43   5:15 AM  28    2002  40      3       39
  AVERAGE         50                        48      2       45

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             0.45 1958   0.03  -0.03      T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.61                      0.30   0.31     0.79
  SINCE MAR 1      2.77                      1.42   1.35     2.19
  SINCE JAN 1      4.51                      3.03   1.48     4.35

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1966   0.0    0.0      0.0
                                      2013
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.3   -0.3      0.7
  SINCE MAR 1     30.2                      15.3   14.9     14.2
  SINCE JUL 1     61.6                      77.9  -16.3    133.3
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       15                        17     -2       20
  MONTH TO DATE  302                       302      0      337
  SINCE MAR 1   2049                      2342   -293     2271
  SINCE JUL 1   8696                      9485   -789     9479

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        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  SW (240)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.3


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    82           4:00 AM
 LOWEST     47           3:00 PM
 AVERAGE    65

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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        72      2014
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        30      1992


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2025...........SUNRISE   5:07 AM AKDT  SUNSET  10:48 PM AKDT
MAY 18 2025...........SUNRISE   5:05 AM AKDT  SUNSET  10:50 PM AKDT

CIVIL TWILIGHT
MAY 17 2025...........MORNING   3:54 AM AKDT  EVENING  12:03 AM AKDT
MAY 18 2025...........MORNING   3:50 AM AKDT  EVENING  12:07 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)........17:41
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....+0:04:57

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