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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK                               
452 AM AKDT THU AUG 31 2017


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...THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 30 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         61    148 PM  74    2016  61      0       74       
  MINIMUM         50   1158 PM  34    1955  47      3       51       
  AVERAGE         56                        54      2       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.70 1993   0.11  -0.11             
  MONTH TO DATE    4.01                      3.14   0.87             
  SINCE JUN 1      7.01                      5.94   1.07             
  SINCE JAN 1     11.84                      9.18   2.66             
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0    MM   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2000                          
  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        9                               -2                
  MONTH TO DATE  209                              -35                
  SINCE JUN 1    639                              -92                
  SINCE JUL 1    356                              -82                
                                                                     
 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    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.7                                         



                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93                                                       
 LOWEST     51                                                       
 AVERAGE    72                                                       

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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        71      2016                    
                                             1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        31      1984                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 31 2017........SUNRISE   651 AM AKDT  SUNSET   908 PM AKDT  
SEPTEMBER  1 2017.....SUNRISE   653 AM AKDT  SUNSET   905 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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