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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK                               
505 AM AKDT WED MAY 17 2017


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...THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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         62        MM  75    1993  56      6       64        
  MINIMUM         49        MM  28    2002  40      9       45        
  AVERAGE         56                        48      8       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.45 1958   0.02  -0.02             
  MONTH TO DATE    0.22                      0.33  -0.11             
  SINCE MAR 1      1.29                      1.40  -0.11             
  SINCE JAN 1      3.99                      2.85   1.14             
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    2013   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      1966                          
  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        9                               -8                
  MONTH TO DATE  277                              -35                
  SINCE MAR 1   2419                               69                
  SINCE JUL 1   9457                             -222                
                                                                     
 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.8                                         



                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    71                                                       
 LOWEST     42                                                       
 AVERAGE    57                                                       

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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        72      2014                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        30      1992                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 17 2017...........SUNRISE   507 AM AKDT  SUNSET  1048 PM AKDT  
MAY 18 2017...........SUNRISE   505 AM AKDT  SUNSET  1050 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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