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CDAK48 PAFC 200045
CLIANC
AKZ101-201200-
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK                               
445 PM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013


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

...THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 2013...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

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                    
...........................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         46     73    2002  57    -11       54               
  MINIMUM         27     24    1918  41    -14       41               
  AVERAGE         37                 49              48             
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00   0.60 2000   0.03  -0.03      T             
  MONTH TO DATE    2.33               0.41   1.92     0.01           
  SINCE MAR 1      4.73               1.48   3.25     1.14           
  SINCE JAN 1      7.18               2.93   4.25     4.23           
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0    0.0    MM   0.0    0.0      0.0            
  MONTH TO DATE    1.3                0.3    0.0      0.0            
  SINCE MAR 1     37.9               14.2   23.7     14.6            
  SINCE JUL 1     94.0               74.5   19.5    134.5            
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           28                 16     12       17              
  MONTH TO DATE  459                361     98      419              
  SINCE MAR 1   2762               2399    363     2547              
  SINCE JUL 1  10207               9728    479    10305              
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                  0      0        0              
  MONTH TO DATE    0                  0      0        0              
  SINCE MAR 1      0                  0      0        0              
  SINCE JAN 1      0                  0      0        0              
...........................................................


WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   3   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   N (340)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     7   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    47           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     29           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    38                                                       

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

                                                                     
THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        75      2002                    
                                             1993                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        29      1919                    

                                                                     
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)........17:50   
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....+0:04:50   




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