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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK                               
450 AM AKDT SUN AUG 27 2017


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...THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 26 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         64        MM  74    1981  62      2       67        
  MINIMUM         51        MM  36    2000  48      3       55        
  AVERAGE         58                        55      3       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.71 1989   0.12  -0.12             
  MONTH TO DATE    3.88                      2.69   1.19             
  SINCE JUN 1      6.88                      5.49   1.39             
  SINCE JAN 1     11.71                      8.73   2.98             
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0    MM   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUN 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                               -3                
  MONTH TO DATE  175                              -26                
  SINCE JUN 1    605                              -83                
  SINCE JUL 1    322                              -73                
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                                0                
  MONTH TO DATE    0                                0                
  SINCE JUN 1      3                                1                
  SINCE JAN 1      3                                1                
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6                                         



                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100                                                       
 LOWEST     52                                                       
 AVERAGE    76                                                       

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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        73      2016                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        37      1998                    
                                             1965                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 27 2017........SUNRISE   641 AM AKDT  SUNSET   921 PM AKDT  
AUGUST 28 2017........SUNRISE   643 AM AKDT  SUNSET   917 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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