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CDAK48 PAFC 020031
CLIANC
AKZ101-021200-
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK                           
   
328 PM AST MON APR 1 2002

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...THE ANCHORAGE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 1 2002...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0300 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 SNOW/HEATING DEGREE DAYS
1961-1990
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1915 TO 2002

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST 
   
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR 
   
                                                  NORMAL         
   
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                  
  
 TODAY                                                           
   
  MAXIMUM         33        MM  51    1995  38     -5       32   
    
  MINIMUM          7        MM -21    1944  23    -16       12   
    
  AVERAGE         20                        31    -11       22   
  
                                                                 
   
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                               
   
  TODAY            0.00          0.61 1977   0.02  -0.02     0.00
   
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.02  -0.02     0.00
   
  SINCE MAR 1      1.61                      0.71   0.90     0.86
   
  SINCE JAN 1      2.68                      2.29   0.39     3.38
   
                                                                 
   
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                    
   
  TODAY            0.0           8.0  1977   0.3   -0.3      0.0 
   
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.3   -0.3      0.0 
   
  SINCE JAN 1     45.6                      31.9   13.7     55.3 
   
  SINCE JUL 1     83.6                      65.1   18.5     70.0 
   
  SNOW DEPTH      25                                             
   
                                                                 
   
DEGREE DAYS                                                      
   
 HEATING                                                         
   
  TODAY           45                        34     11       43   
   
  MONTH TO DATE   45                        34     11       43   
   
  SINCE MAR 1   1351                      1252     99     1159   
   
  SINCE JUL 1   8806                      8839    -33     7740   
   
                                                                 
   
 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)                                                       
   
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     8   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)   
   
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM        
   
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.8                                     
   
                                                                 
   
SKY COVER                                                        
   
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                          
   
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                          
   
                                                                 
   
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                               
  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                       
    
  FOG                                                            
   
                                                                 
   
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                      
   
 HIGHEST    80           300 AM                                  
  
 LOWEST     37           200 PM                                  
  
 AVERAGE    59                                                   
   
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THE ANCHORAGE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                
   
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        55      1958                
   
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24       -21      1944                
   
                                                                 
   
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
1 APRIL 2002..........SUNRISE  623 AM     SUNSET  747 PM   
2 APRIL 2002..........SUNRISE  620 AM     SUNSET  749 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)........13:23   
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....+0:05:44