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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK                               
456 AM AKDT MON MAY 8 2017


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...THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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         50    519 PM  67    1981  53     -3       54       
  MINIMUM         42    903 AM  27    1973  37      5       40       
  AVERAGE         46                        45      1       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.23 2007   0.02  -0.02             
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.13  -0.13             
  SINCE MAR 1      1.07                      1.20  -0.13             
  SINCE JAN 1      3.77                      2.65   1.12             
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.4  1985   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     10.3                      14.1   -3.8     10.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     82.4                      74.4    8.0     38.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                               -1                
  MONTH TO DATE  140                               -7                
  SINCE MAR 1   2282                               97                
  SINCE JUL 1   9320                             -194                
                                                                     
 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    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.2                                         



                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76                                                       
 LOWEST     52                                                       
 AVERAGE    64                                                       

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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        71      1981                    
                                             1957                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        20      1964                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  8 2017...........SUNRISE   531 AM AKDT  SUNSET  1024 PM AKDT  
MAY  9 2017...........SUNRISE   528 AM AKDT  SUNSET  1027 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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