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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK                               
457 AM AKDT WED OCT 4 2017


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...THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 3 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         55        MM  56    2004  48      7       51        
                                      1954                          
  MINIMUM         46        MM  19    1972  36     10       37        
  AVERAGE         51                        42      9       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.33          1.32 2003   0.09   0.24             
  MONTH TO DATE    0.35                      0.27   0.08             
  SINCE SEP 1      2.81                      3.26  -0.45             
  SINCE JAN 1     14.75                     12.55   2.20             
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.8  1958   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       0.8   -0.8      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.8   -0.8      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                               -9                
  MONTH TO DATE   54                              -14                
  SINCE SEP 1    451                             -111                
  SINCE JUL 1    819                             -193                
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                                0                
  MONTH TO DATE    0                                0                
  SINCE SEP 1      0                                0                
  SINCE JAN 1      3                                1                
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    27   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.0                                         



                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93                                                       
 LOWEST     71                                                       
 AVERAGE    82                                                       

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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        59      2012                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        22      1972                    
                                             1970                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  4 2017.......SUNRISE   815 AM AKDT  SUNSET   721 PM AKDT  
OCTOBER  5 2017.......SUNRISE   818 AM AKDT  SUNSET   718 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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