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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK                               
505 AM AKDT THU MAR 23 2017


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...THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 22 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         30    534 PM  49    2016  35     -5       49       
  MINIMUM          7    726 AM -10    1959  21    -14       31       
  AVERAGE         19                        28     -9       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.45 1964   0.02  -0.02             
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.44  -0.44             
  SINCE MAR 1      0.00                      0.44  -0.44             
  SINCE JAN 1      2.70                      1.89   0.81             
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.6  1964   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       7.4   -7.4     10.7     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       7.4   -7.4     10.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     72.1                      67.7    4.4     38.3     
  SNOW DEPTH      21                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       46                                9                
  MONTH TO DATE 1059                              186                
  SINCE MAR 1   1059                              186                
  SINCE JUL 1   8097                             -105                
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                                0                
  MONTH TO DATE    0                                0                
  SINCE MAR 1      0                                0                
  SINCE JAN 1      0                                0                
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.7                                         



                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77                                                       
 LOWEST     39                                                       
 AVERAGE    58                                                       

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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        50      2016                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   21        -8      1962                    
                                             1959                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 23 2017.........SUNRISE   750 AM AKDT  SUNSET   824 PM AKDT  
MARCH 24 2017.........SUNRISE   747 AM AKDT  SUNSET   827 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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