CDAK48 PAFC 191235
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AKZ101-200000-
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK                               
433 AM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013


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...THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1915 TO 2013


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST            
                VALUE   VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR            
                                           NORMAL                    
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         40     70    2002  57    -17       58              

  MINIMUM         26     25    1918  40    -14       32              

  AVERAGE         33                 49    -16       45             
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02   0.21 1981   0.02   0.00                    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.33               0.38   1.95                    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.73               1.45   3.28                    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.18               2.90   4.28                    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.1 R  T    1966   0.0    0.1                     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.3                0.3    0.0                     
  SINCE MAR 1     37.9               14.2   23.7                     
  SINCE JUL 1     94.0               74.5   19.5                     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       32                        16                       
  MONTH TO DATE  431                        86                       
  SINCE MAR 1   2734                       351                       
  SINCE JUL 1  10179                       467                       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0                       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0                       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0                       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0                       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.1                                         



                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    63                                                       
 LOWEST     34                                                       
 AVERAGE    49                                                       

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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        73      2002                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        24      1918                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 19 2013...........SUNRISE   503 AM AKDT  SUNSET  1052 PM AKDT  
MAY 20 2013...........SUNRISE   500 AM AKDT  SUNSET  1055 PM AKDT  

CIVIL TWILIGHT
MAY 19 2013             START   347 AM AKDT     END  1210 AM AKDT
MAY 20 2013             START   343 AM AKDT     END  1214 AM AKDT


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




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AMOUNT OF DAYLIGHT TODAY  (HOUR:MIN)........17:49   
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....+0:04:50   





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