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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK                               
444 AM AKDT MON OCT 16 2017


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...THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 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         42        MM  57    1969  41      1       46        
  MINIMUM         28        MM  10    1965  30     -2       26        
                                      1959                          
  AVERAGE         35                        35      0       36      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.62 1989   0.06  -0.06             
  MONTH TO DATE    1.85                      1.21   0.64             
  SINCE SEP 1      4.31                      4.20   0.11             
  SINCE JAN 1     16.25                     13.49   2.76             
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.5  1968   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       2.7   -2.7      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       3.1   -3.1      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       3.1   -3.1      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       30                                0                
  MONTH TO DATE  306                              -82                
  SINCE SEP 1    703                             -179                
  SINCE JUL 1   1071                             -261                
                                                                     
 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     7   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.0                                         



                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92                                                       
 LOWEST     59                                                       
 AVERAGE    76                                                       

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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        57      2013                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29        10      1996                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 16 2017.......SUNRISE   846 AM AKDT  SUNSET   644 PM AKDT  
OCTOBER 17 2017.......SUNRISE   849 AM AKDT  SUNSET   641 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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