CXAK58 PAFC 010954 CLMANC CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, AK 154 AM AKDT WED APR 01 2026 ................................... ...THE ANCHORAGE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2026... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1952 TO 2026 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 35 MM MM 49 LOWEST -13 MM MM 14 AVG. MAXIMUM 21.9 33.0 -11.1 39.5 AVG. MINIMUM 4.9 18.6 -13.7 26.5 MEAN 13.4 25.8 -12.4 33.0 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 30 13.2 16.8 4 DAYS MIN <= 32 31 29.4 1.6 28 DAYS MIN <= 0 8 1.4 6.6 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 2.76 1979 MINIMUM T TOTALS 0.34 0.69 -0.35 0.68 DAILY AVG. 0.01 0.02 -0.01 0.02 DAYS >= .01 5 6.0 -1.0 7 DAYS >= .10 1 2.3 -1.3 3 DAYS >= .50 0 0.2 -0.2 0 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.24 03/06 TO 03/06 0.21 STORM TOTAL 0.24 0.21 (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 8.3 11.0 -2.7 16.9 SINCE 7/1 73.9 73.6 0.3 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 25 2 DAYS >= TRACE 8 6.1 1.9 9 DAYS >= 1.0 2 2.9 -0.9 5 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 30 03/08 9 24 HR TOTAL MM 16.9 STORM TOTAL 4.1 4.5 (MM/DD(HH)) DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 1593 1215 378 982 SINCE 7/1 8820 8359 461 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 10/19 LATEST 04/20 .............................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.0 RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 5/360 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 25/330 DATE 03/16 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 42/350 DATE 03/16 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.35 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 16 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 10 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 5 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 59 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0 LIGHT RAIN 0 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 1 LIGHT SNOW 8 SLEET 0 FOG 7 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1 HAZE 8 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$