CXAK58 PAFC 050306 CCA CLMANC CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK 333 AM AKDT FRI NOV 01 2024 ................................... ...THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1952 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE NORMAL .............................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 64 10/09/2006 LOW -5 10/31/1956 HIGHEST 52 MM MM 50 LOWEST 20 MM MM 18 AVG. MAXIMUM 42.8 42.0 0.8 41.8 AVG. MINIMUM 31.0 30.7 0.3 30.5 MEAN 36.9 36.3 0.6 36.2 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 2 3.9 -1.9 1 DAYS MIN <= 32 18 17.6 0.4 17 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 4.11 1986 MINIMUM 0.35 1960 TOTALS 1.82 1.82 0.00 2.23 DAILY AVG. 0.06 0.06 0.00 0.07 DAYS >= .01 8 11.5 -3.5 12 DAYS >= .10 5 5.2 -0.2 7 DAYS >= .50 2 0.8 1.2 1 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.1 -0.1 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.75 10/28 TO 10/29 0.50 STORM TOTAL 0.63 0.50 (MM/DD(HH)) SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 28.1 1996 24 HR TOTAL 14.6 10/12/1996 TO 10/13/1996 SNOW DEPTH 15 10/31/1996 10/15/1996 10/14/1996 TOTALS 21.5 5.6 15.9 1.2 SINCE 7/1 21.5 6.0 15.5 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 1 0 DAYS >= TRACE 6 3.2 2.8 4 DAYS >= 1.0 3 1.5 1.5 0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 11 10/30 1 10/31 24 HR TOTAL 11.3 10/28 TO 10/29 1.2 STORM TOTAL 9.6 0.8 (MM/DD(HH)) DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 863 888 -25 888 SINCE 7/1 1770 1767 3 MM COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 3 8 -5 MM FREEZE DATES RECORD EARLIEST 08/28/1984 LATEST 05/22/1964 EARLIEST 10/02 MM LATEST 05/07 .............................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.0 RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 2/030 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 35/150 DATE 10/21 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 58/140 DATE 10/21 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.58 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 9 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 8 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 14 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 69 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 1 LIGHT RAIN 8 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 3 LIGHT SNOW 6 SLEET 0 FOG 7 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0 HAZE 2 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$