CXAK58 PAFC 011008 CLMANC CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK 208 AM AKDT MON APR 01 2024 ................................... ...THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 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 53 03/31/2016 LOW -24 03/07/1971 HIGHEST 45 MM MM 40 LOWEST 2 MM MM 3 AVG. MAXIMUM 34.6 33.0 1.6 32.1 AVG. MINIMUM 23.0 18.6 4.4 17.9 MEAN 28.8 25.8 3.0 25.0 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 9 13.2 -4.2 14 DAYS MIN <= 32 26 29.4 -3.4 31 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 1.4 -1.4 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 2.76 1979 MINIMUM T TOTALS 0.60 0.69 -0.09 0.14 DAILY AVG. 0.02 0.02 -0.00 0.00 DAYS >= .01 8 6.0 2.0 6 DAYS >= .10 2 2.3 -0.3 0 DAYS >= .50 0 0.2 -0.2 0 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.35 03/30 TO 03/31 0.05 STORM TOTAL 0.24 0.05 (MM/DD(HH)) SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 31.0 1979 24 HR TOTAL 26.0 03/16/2002 TO 03/17/2002 SNOW DEPTH 39 03/17/2002 TOTALS 4.5 11.0 -6.5 2.1 SINCE 7/1 123.6 73.6 50.0 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 27 31 DAYS >= TRACE 14 6.1 7.9 10 DAYS >= 1.0 2 2.9 -0.9 1 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 30 03/11 35 24 HR TOTAL MM 2.1 STORM TOTAL 2.4 1.1 (MM/DD(HH)) DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 1115 1215 -100 1232 SINCE 7/1 8323 8359 -36 MM COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 MM FREEZE DATES RECORD EARLIEST 08/28/1984 LATEST 05/22/1964 EARLIEST 09/19 LATEST 05/05 .............................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.6 RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 2/000 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 33/030 DATE 03/01 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 50/180 DATE 03/31 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.74 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 4 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 9 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 18 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 71 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 1 LIGHT RAIN 7 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 1 LIGHT SNOW 7 SLEET 0 FOG 8 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2 HAZE 2 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$