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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK                               
512 AM AKDT TUE MAY 16 2017


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...THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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         66        MM  72    2016  56     10       72        
  MINIMUM         37        MM  30    1971  39     -2       51        
  AVERAGE         52                        48      4       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.35 2009   0.03  -0.03             
  MONTH TO DATE    0.22                      0.31  -0.09             
  SINCE MAR 1      1.29                      1.38  -0.09             
  SINCE JAN 1      3.99                      2.83   1.16             
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1992   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     10.3                      14.2   -3.9     10.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     82.4                      74.5    7.9     38.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                               -4                
  MONTH TO DATE  268                              -27                
  SINCE MAR 1   2410                               77                
  SINCE JUL 1   9448                             -214                
                                                                     
 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    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.1                                         



                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100                                                       
 LOWEST     40                                                       
 AVERAGE    70                                                       

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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        75      1993                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        28      2002                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 16 2017...........SUNRISE   510 AM AKDT  SUNSET  1045 PM AKDT  
MAY 17 2017...........SUNRISE   507 AM AKDT  SUNSET  1048 PM AKDT  

CIVIL TWILIGHT
MAY 16 2017             START    358 AM GMT     END   1158 PM GMT
MAY 17 2017             START    355 AM GMT     END   1202 AM GMT


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




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AMOUNT OF DAYLIGHT TODAY  (HOUR:MIN)........17:36   
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....+0:05:00