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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK                               
346 AM AKST SAT DEC 23 2017


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...THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 22 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         23        MM  45    2004  25     -2       18        
                                      1999                          
  MINIMUM         13        MM -18    1961  13      0        2        
  AVERAGE         18                        19     -1       10      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.52 1989   0.04  -0.04             
  MONTH TO DATE    0.43                      0.82  -0.39             
  SINCE SEP 1      6.70                      7.00  -0.30             
  SINCE JAN 1     18.64                     16.29   2.35             
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.0  1989   0.5   -0.5      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    2.1                      12.2  -10.1     12.4     
  SINCE SEP 1     10.4                      33.6  -23.2     16.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     10.4                      33.6  -23.2     16.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       3                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       47                                1                
  MONTH TO DATE  754                             -251                
  SINCE DEC 1    754                             -251                
  SINCE JUL 1   3628                             -541                
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                                0                
  MONTH TO DATE    0                                0                
  SINCE DEC 1      0                                0                
  SINCE JAN 1      3                                1                
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     7   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.2                                         



                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88                                                       
 LOWEST     67                                                       
 AVERAGE    78                                                       

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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25        45      2004                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   13       -21      1954                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 23 2017......SUNRISE  1015 AM AKST  SUNSET   344 PM AKST  
DECEMBER 24 2017......SUNRISE  1015 AM AKST  SUNSET   345 PM AKST  

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          




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