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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK                               
447 PM AKDT TUE OCT 9 2018


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...THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 9 2018...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1952 TO 2018


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         48    259 PM  64    2006  44      4       51       
  MINIMUM         42    803 AM  17    1965  33      9       35       
  AVERAGE         45                        39      6       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          0.67 1983   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.35                      0.78  -0.43     1.32    
  SINCE SEP 1      1.22                      3.77  -2.55     3.78    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.13                     13.06  -0.93    15.72    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0           4.6  1983   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.4   -1.4      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       1.8   -1.8      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       1.8   -1.8      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           20                        26     -6       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  149                       218    -69      169       
  SINCE SEP 1    442                       712   -270      566       
  SINCE JUL 1    760                      1162   -402      934       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     12                         2     10        3       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   4   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   N (360)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     8   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    10   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     66           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       

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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        60      1986                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        19      1961                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  9 2018.......SUNRISE   827 AM AKDT  SUNSET   706 PM AKDT  
OCTOBER 10 2018.......SUNRISE   830 AM AKDT  SUNSET   703 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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