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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK                               
457 AM AKDT THU MAY 4 2017


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...THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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         55   1051 AM  67    2014  52      3       51       
  MINIMUM         37    449 AM  24    2001  36      1       42       
  AVERAGE         46                        44      2       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.41 1998   0.01  -0.01             
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.05  -0.05             
  SINCE MAR 1      1.07                      1.12  -0.05             
  SINCE JAN 1      3.77                      2.57   1.20             
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.0  2001   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     10.3                      14.0   -3.7     10.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     82.4                      74.3    8.1     38.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                               -2                
  MONTH TO DATE   63                               -2                
  SINCE MAR 1   2205                              102                
  SINCE JUL 1   9243                             -189                
                                                                     
 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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    47   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.7                                         



                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76                                                       
 LOWEST     45                                                       
 AVERAGE    61                                                       

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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        65      2004                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        25      1992                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  4 2017...........SUNRISE   542 AM AKDT  SUNSET  1014 PM AKDT  
MAY  5 2017...........SUNRISE   539 AM AKDT  SUNSET  1017 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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