...Anchorage Precipitation Records...


Top 5 Highest Annual Precipitation (Normal = 16.08 inches)
27.75 inches...........1989
21.33 inches...........1981
21.15 inches...........1979
21.09 inches...........2006
19.53 inches...........2004


Top 5 Lowest Annual Precipitation
 8.08 inches...........1969
 8.61 inches...........1950
10.46 inches...........1938
10.67 inches...........1973
11.26 inches...........1946


Top 5 Highest Daily Precipitation
2.76 inches............August 21, 1997
2.71 inches............August 26, 1989
2.70 inches............August 25, 1989
2.51 inches............August 31, 1997
2.00 inches............July 31, 1956


Top 5 Number of Consecutive Days With Measurable Precipitation
17 days................September 12 to 28, 1979
17 days................September 7 to 23, 1919
15 days................August 16 to 30, 1920
15 days................May 30 to June 13, 1998
14 days................August 28 to September 10, 1928


Top 5 Number of Consecutive Days Without Precipitation
47 days................January 6 to February 21, 1939
39 days................November 30, 1933 to January 7, 1934
37 days................March 23 to April 28, 1926
32 days................April 18 to May 19, 1996
29 days................April 2 to 30, 1932


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