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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK                               
343 AM AKST THU JAN 5 2017


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...THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 4 2017...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1952 TO 2017


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         17    249 PM  47    1960  24     -7       34       
  MINIMUM          3   1117 PM -31    1975  11     -8       29       
  AVERAGE         10                        18     -8       32      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.41 2005   0.03  -0.03             
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.11  -0.11             
  SINCE DEC 1      1.47                      1.22   0.25             
  SINCE JAN 1      T                         0.11  -0.11             
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             6.5  1967   0.4   -0.4       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.7   -1.7       T      
  SINCE DEC 1     16.9                      18.4   -1.5      2.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     20.8                      39.8  -19.0     22.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       9                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       55                                7                
  MONTH TO DATE  220                               31                
  SINCE DEC 1   1729                              114                
  SINCE JUL 1   4382                             -397                
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                                0                
  MONTH TO DATE    0                                0                
  SINCE DEC 1      0                                0                
  SINCE JAN 1      0                                0                
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     7   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED     8   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.2                                         



                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92                                                       
 LOWEST     80                                                       
 AVERAGE    86                                                       

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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23        42      1977                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   11       -34      1975                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  5 2017.......SUNRISE  1010 AM AKST  SUNSET   402 PM AKST  
JANUARY  6 2017.......SUNRISE  1009 AM AKST  SUNSET   404 PM AKST  

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          




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