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CLIMATE REPORT 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK

515 PM AKDT SAT MAR 21 2026



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...THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 21 2026...

VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.



CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020

CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1952 TO 2026





WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST      

                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     

                                                  NORMAL           

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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                          

 TODAY                                                               

  MAXIMUM         29        MM  48    1965  34     -5       44        

                                      1998                           

  MINIMUM         15        MM  -8    1959  19     -4       23        

  AVERAGE         22                        27     -5       34     



PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    

  TODAY            0.00          0.17 1954   0.02  -0.02     0.00     

  MONTH TO DATE    0.34                      0.50  -0.16     0.68     

  SINCE MAR 1      0.34                      0.50  -0.16     0.68     

  SINCE JAN 1      4.01                      2.11   1.90     2.42     



SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              

  TODAY            0.0           1.7  2003   0.4   -0.4      0.0      

                                      2009                           

  MONTH TO DATE    8.3                       7.9    0.4     16.9      

  SINCE MAR 1      8.3                       7.9    0.4     16.9      

  SINCE JUL 1     73.9                      70.5    3.4     48.3      

  SNOW DEPTH      24                                                 



DEGREE DAYS                                                           

 HEATING                                                              

  TODAY           43                        38      5       31        

  MONTH TO DATE 1144                       851    293      697        

  SINCE MAR 1   1144                       851    293      697        

  SINCE JUL 1   8371                      7994    377     7344        



 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        

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WIND (MPH)                                                            

  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  11   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   N (350)       

  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)       

  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)       

  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.6                                        





SKY COVER                                                             

  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                                 





WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    

THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                             

  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                                  





RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)

 HIGHEST    51           6:00 AM                                      

 LOWEST     35          12:00 PM                                      

 AVERAGE    43                                                        



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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW

                         NORMAL    RECORDYEAR                     

 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        49      2016                      

                                             2019                     

 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   20       -10      1959                      





SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    

MARCH 21 2026.........SUNRISE   7:57 AM AKDT  SUNSET   8:18 PM AKDT    

MARCH 22 2026.........SUNRISE   7:54 AM AKDT  SUNSET   8:21 PM AKDT    





CIVIL TWILIGHT

MARCH 21 2026.........MORNING   7:14 AM AKDT  EVENING   9:02 PM AKDT

MARCH 22 2026.........MORNING   7:11 AM AKDT  EVENING   9:05 PM 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)........12:21   

GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....+0:05:44   



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