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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK                               
336 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2009


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...THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 7 2009...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1915 TO 2009


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST            
                VALUE   VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR            
                                           NORMAL                    
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM        -10     56    1934  22    -32       16               
  MINIMUM        -19    -25    1949   9    -28        6               
  AVERAGE        -14                 16    -30       11             
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T      0.40 1917   0.02  -0.02                    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                  0.20  -0.20                    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.99               1.25  -0.26                    
  SINCE JAN 1      T                  0.20  -0.20                    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T      4.0  1990   0.3   -0.3                     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.1                2.4   -2.3                     
  SINCE DEC 1     17.9               17.3    0.6                     
  SINCE JUL 1     52.7               37.4   15.3                     
  SNOW DEPTH      16                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       79                        30                       
  MONTH TO DATE  528                       185                       
  SINCE DEC 1   2111                       296                       
  SINCE JUL 1   5587                       539                       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0                       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0                       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0                       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0                       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     7   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     1.1                                         



                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82                                                       
 LOWEST     58                                                       
 AVERAGE    70                                                       

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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22        49      1926                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    9       -25      1952                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
8 JANUARY 2009........SUNRISE 1007 AM     SUNSET  408 PM   
9 JANUARY 2009........SUNRISE 1006 AM     SUNSET  410 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)........ 6:01   
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....+0:03:16