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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK                               
505 AM AKDT FRI MAR 31 2017


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...THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 30 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         35    437 PM  50    2016  38     -3       50       
  MINIMUM         19    615 AM   2    2004  23     -4       36       
                                      1972                          
  AVERAGE         27                        30     -3       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.10 2016   0.01  -0.01             
  MONTH TO DATE    0.65                      0.58   0.07             
  SINCE MAR 1      0.65                      0.58   0.07             
  SINCE JAN 1      3.35                      2.03   1.32             
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             3.7  1999   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    9.7                       9.7    0.0     10.7     
  SINCE MAR 1      9.7                       9.7    0.0     10.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     81.8                      70.0   11.8     38.3     
  SNOW DEPTH      26                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       38                                3                
  MONTH TO DATE 1377                              218                
  SINCE MAR 1   1377                              218                
  SINCE JUL 1   8415                              -73                
                                                                     
 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    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.2                                         



                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96                                                       
 LOWEST     75                                                       
 AVERAGE    86                                                       

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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        53      2016                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23        -3      1986                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 31 2017.........SUNRISE   725 AM AKDT  SUNSET   845 PM AKDT  
APRIL  1 2017.........SUNRISE   722 AM AKDT  SUNSET   847 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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