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CDAK48 PAFC 241244
CLIANC
AKZ101-250000-
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK                               
341 AM AKST TUE NOV 24 2009


................................... 

...THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 23 2009...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1915 TO 2009


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST            
                VALUE   VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR            
                                           NORMAL                    
...........................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         40     50    1952  26     14       19               
  MINIMUM         24    -16    1955  14     10        8               
  AVERAGE         32                 20     12       14             
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.05   0.39 1932   0.03   0.02                    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.26               0.88  -0.62                    
  SINCE JUN 1      8.49              11.53  -3.04                    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.90              14.82  -2.92                    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T      4.4  2005   0.4   -0.4                     
  MONTH TO DATE    3.0                8.3   -5.3                     
  SINCE JUN 1      3.0               17.0  -14.0                     
  SINCE JUL 1      3.0               17.0  -14.0                     
  SNOW DEPTH       3                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       33                       -12                       
  MONTH TO DATE 1067                        92                       
  SINCE SEP 1   2297                      -140                       
  SINCE JUL 1   2715                      -196                       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0                       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0                       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         0                       
  SINCE JAN 1      9                         9                       
...........................................................


WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.0                                         



                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78                                                       
 LOWEST     52                                                       
 AVERAGE    65                                                       

..........................................................

                                                                     
THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26        50      1947                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   14       -14      1994                    
                                             1963                    
                                             1919                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
24 NOVEMBER 2009......SUNRISE  931 AM     SUNSET  403 PM   
25 NOVEMBER 2009......SUNRISE  933 AM     SUNSET  402 PM   
                                                   

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




$$

&&
-----------------------------------------------------
AMOUNT OF DAYLIGHT TODAY  (HOUR:MIN)........ 6:33   
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....-0:04:20   




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