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AKZ101-101200-
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK                               
350 PM AKST THU FEB 9 2012


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...THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 9 2012...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0300 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1915 TO 2012


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST            
                VALUE   VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR            
                                           NORMAL                    
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         41     46    1927  25     16       35               
  MINIMUM         30    -27    1949  13     17       26               
  AVERAGE         36                 19              31             
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            T      0.31 1995   0.03  -0.03     0.04           
  MONTH TO DATE    0.90               0.25   0.65     0.22           
  SINCE DEC 1      4.87               2.09   2.78     1.65           
  SINCE JAN 1      2.21               0.98   1.23     0.78           
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0    3.7  1996   0.4   -0.4      0.4            
  MONTH TO DATE   10.9                3.7    7.2      3.0            
  SINCE DEC 1     67.2               31.7   35.5     25.9            
  SINCE JUL 1    103.0               53.1   49.9     46.0            
  SNOW DEPTH      29                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           29                 46    -17       34              
  MONTH TO DATE  363                419    -56      378              
  SINCE DEC 1   3588               3330    258     3515              
  SINCE JUL 1   6971               6494    477     6505              
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                  0      0        0              
  MONTH TO DATE    0                  0      0        0              
  SINCE DEC 1      0                  0      0        0              
  SINCE JAN 1      0                  0      0        0              
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   2   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   S (170)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  LT FREEZING RAIN                                                   

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78           100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     52           800 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       

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THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26        45      2004                    
                                             1926                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   13       -20      1916                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  9 2012......SUNRISE   900 AM AKST  SUNSET   530 PM AKST  
FEBRUARY 10 2012......SUNRISE   857 AM AKST  SUNSET   532 PM AKST  

CIVIL TWILIGHT
FEBRUARY 9 2012         START   813 AM AKST     END   617 PM AKST
FEBRUARY 10 2012        START   811 AM AKST     END   620 PM AKST


                                                                    
-  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)........ 8:30   
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....+0:05:31