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CDAK48 PAFC 100055
CLIANC
AKZ101-101200-
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK                               
354 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010


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

...THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 9 2010...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0300 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1915 TO 2010


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST            
                VALUE   VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR            
                                           NORMAL                    
...........................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         25     46    1927  25      0       12               
  MINIMUM         15    -27    1949  11      4        5               
  AVERAGE         20                 18               9             
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            T      0.31 1995   0.03  -0.03      T             
  MONTH TO DATE    0.46               0.20   0.26     0.07           
  SINCE DEC 1      1.85               1.93  -0.08     2.03           
  SINCE JAN 1      1.07               0.88   0.19     1.04           
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            T      3.7  1996   0.4   -0.4      0.8            
  MONTH TO DATE    7.9                3.4    4.5      3.2            
  SINCE DEC 1     30.2               27.3    2.9     31.8            
  SINCE JUL 1     44.3               47.4   -3.1     66.6            
  SNOW DEPTH      20                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           45                 47     -2       56              
  MONTH TO DATE  416                430    -14      515              
  SINCE DEC 1   3259               3428   -169     3713              
  SINCE JUL 1   6246               6661   -415     7189              
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                  0      0        0              
  MONTH TO DATE    0                  0      0        0              
  SINCE DEC 1      0                  0      0        0              
  SINCE JAN 1      0                  0      0        0              
...........................................................


WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    80          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     67           900 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       

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

                                                                     
THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25        45      2004                    
                                             1926                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   11       -20      1916                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
9 FEBRUARY 2010.......SUNRISE  859 AM     SUNSET  531 PM   
10 FEBRUARY 2010......SUNRISE  856 AM     SUNSET  534 PM   
                                                   

                                                                    
-  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)........ 8:32   
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....+0:05:32   




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