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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
408 PM AKDT WED AUG 3 2022

...ANCHORAGE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT CLIMATE HIGHLIGHTS FOR
JULY 2022...

...21ST WARMEST JULY...
...5TH WETTEST JULY...

THE PERIOD OF RECORD INCLUDES 71 JULYS.

*** DELINEATES 2022 IN THE LISTS BELOW.

...TEMPERATURE...

JULY 2022 WAS THE 21ST WARMEST JULY ON RECORD WITH AN AVERAGE 
TEMPERATURE OF 59.5 DEGREES. THIS IS 0.1 DEGREES BELOW THE NORMAL
OF 59.6 DEGREES.

TOP 5 WARMEST JULYS BY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE
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1) 65.3 DEGREES IN 2019. 
2) 62.7 DEGREES IN 2016. 
3) 62.5 DEGREES IN 1977.
4) 62.2 DEGREES IN 2013 AND 2003. 
5) 62.1 DEGREES IN 2015.

THE AVERAGE HIGH IN JULY 2022 WAS 66.1 DEGREES, WHICH WAS 0.1 DEGREES
BELOW THE NORMAL OF 66.2 DEGREES. 
THE AVERAGE LOW WAS 52.8 DEGREES, WHICH WAS 0.1 DEGREES BELOW THE
NORMAL OF 52.9 DEGREES.

13 DAYS IN JULY HAD ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES. 
13 DAYS IN JULY HAD BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES.
5 DAYS IN JULY HAD NORMAL TEMPERATURES (WITHIN 1/2 DEGREE).

4 DAYS IN JULY WERE 5 DEGREES OR MORE ABOVE THE DAILY NORMAL.
3 DAYS IN JULY WERE 5 DEGREES OR MORE BELOW THE DAILY NORMAL. 

THE MOST ABOVE NORMAL DAY IN JULY OCCURRED ON THE 1ST, WHICH 
WAS 8.3 DEGREES WARMER THAN THE DAILY NORMAL.

THE MOST BELOW NORMAL DAYS IN JULY OCCURRED ON BOTH THE 19TH,
WHICH WAS 5.8 DEGREES COOLER THAN THE DAILY NORMAL.

THE WARMEST DAILY HIGH IN JULY OCCURRED ON THE 2ND, WHEN THE HIGH
REACHED 78 DEGREES. THIS TIES 1967, 1974, 1975, 1976 AND 2004 
FOR THE 7TH WARMEST MONTHLY HIGH IN JULY. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY 
HIGH IN JULY IS 76 DEGREES.

TOP 10 WARMEST MONTHLY HIGHS IN JULY
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1) 90 DEGREES - 2019. 
2) 84 DEGREES - 2003. 
3) 82 DEGREES - 1989. 
4) 81 DEGREES - 1955, 1977, 2015 AND 2021. 
5) 80 DEGREES - 1953, 1956, 1960, 1972, 1993, AND 2018. 

THE COLDEST DAILY LOW IN JULY OCCURRED ON THE 27TH, WHEN THE 
LOW DROPPED TO 44 DEGREES. THIS WAS THE 7TH COOLEST MONTHLY LOW IN
JULY. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY LOW IN JULY IS 45 DEGREES.

TOP 5 COOLEST MONTHLY LOWS IN JULY
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1) 36 DEGREES - 1964. 
2) 39 DEGREES - 1954, 1956, 1966 AND 1982. 
3) 40 DEGREES - 1971 AND 2008. 
4) 41 DEGREES - 1955 AND 1958. 
5) 42 DEGREES - 1952, 1960, 1976 AND 1980. 

JULY HAD 0 DAYS WITH HIGHS OF 80 OR MORE.
JULY HAD 8 DAYS WITH HIGHS OF 70 OR MORE. 
JULY HAD 26 DAYS WITH HIGHS OF 60 OR MORE. 

...PRECIPITATION...

JULY 2022 WAS THE 5TH WETTEST JULY ON RECORD, WITH 4.26 
INCHES OF PRECIPITATION MEASURED FOR THE MONTH. THE NORMAL 
PRECIPITATION IN JULY IS 1.82 INCHES. THE 1991-2020 CLIMATOLOGICAL
NORMAL FOR PRECIPITATION FROM JANUARY 1ST THROUGH JULY 31ST IS
6.22 INCHES. THUS, JULY 2022 HAD 234% OF ITS NORMAL JULY MONTHLY 
PRECIPITATION AND 68% OF THE NORMAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR TO
DATE.

THE WETTEST DAY IN JULY WAS ON THE 19TH, WITH 1.34 INCHES OF 
PRECIPITATION MEASURED. THE SECOND WETTEST DAY IN JULY WAS ON THE
16TH, WITH 0.71 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION MEASURED. 

17 OF 30 DAYS IN JULY HAD A TRACE OR MORE OF PRECIPITATION. 
14 DAYS HAD MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION. 
10 DAYS HAD 1/10 INCH OR MORE OF PRECIPITATION. 
4 DAYS HAD 1/4 INCH OR MORE OF PRECIPITATION. 
3 DAYS HAD 1/2 INCH OR MORE OF PRECIPITATION. 
1 DAY HAD 3/4 INCH OR MORE OF PRECIPITATION. 
1 DAY HAD 1 INCH OR MORE OF PRECIPITATION. 
1 DAY HAD 1 1/4 INCH OR MORE OF PRECIPITATION. 

JULY 2022 WAS THE WETTEST JULY SINCE 1979.

TOP 5 WETTEST JULYS ON RECORD
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1) 4.49 INCHES - 2001.
2) 4.44 INCHES - 1958.
3) 4.43 INCHES - 1959.
4) 4.39 INCHES - 1981.
5) 4.26 INCHES - 2022***.

...SNOWFALL...

NO SNOWFALL WAS MEASURED IN JULY 2022. NO JULY HAS EVER RECORDED 
SNOWFALL.

...JULY 2022 VS. JULY 2021...

JULY 2022 WAS SLIGHTLY WARMER AND SIGNIFICANTLY WETTER THAN JULY 2021.

TEMPERATURE: 59.5 DEGREES IN 2022 VS. 59.1 DEGREES IN 2021. 
PRECIPITATION: 4.26 INCHES IN 2022 VS. 1.23 INCHES IN 2021. 
SNOWFALL: NONE IN 2022 VS. NONE IN 2021. 

...DAILY RECORDS SET IN JULY 2022...

TYPE............DATE...NEW RECORD....OLD RECORD (YEAR)

WARMEST LOW.....01ST...59 DEGREES....59 DEGREES (1985)
PRECIPITATION...19TH...1.34 INCHES...0.39 INCHES (1981)

...DAILY RECORDS COUNT FOR 2022 (CHANGE) [MOST RECENT PREVIOUS]...

WARMEST HIGH....11 (00)[JUNE 7, 2022] 
WARMEST LOW.....9 (+1) [JULY 1, 2022] 
COOLEST HIGH....0 (00) [NOVEMBER 28, 2021] 
COOLEST LOW.....0 (00) [SEPTEMBER 30, 2021] 
PRECIPITATION...3 (+1) [JULY 19, 2022] 
SNOWFALL........2 (00) [MARCH 5, 2022] 
SNOW DEPTH......0 (00) [APRIL 16, 2021] 

...CLIMATE HIGHLIGHTS FOR AUGUST 2022...

NORMAL HIGH: 64.0 DEGREES. 
NORMAL TEMPERATURE: 57.5 DEGREES.
NORMAL LOW: 50.9 DEGREES. 
NORMAL PRECIPITATION: 2.93 INCHES.

WARMEST AUGUST: 62.6 DEGREES AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (2019). 
WARMEST DAY: 82 DEGREES ON AUGUST 2ND 1978 AND AUGUST 6TH, 1968.  
COLDEST AUGUST: 53.8 DEGREES AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (1998). 
COLDEST DAY: 31 DEGREES ON AUGUST 28TH, 1984 AND AUGUST 31ST, 1984. 
WETTEST AUGUST: 9.77 INCHES (1989). 
WETTEST DAY: 2.76 INCHES ON AUGUST 21ST, 1997.  
DRIEST AUGUST: 0.04 INCHES (2019). 

...CALENDAR OF ASTRONOMY AND FEDERAL HOLIDAYS...

BEGINNING OF THE MONTH DAYLIGHT: 17 HOURS 4 MINUTES 25 SECONDS.
17 HOURS OF DAYLIGHT: AUGUST 2ND. 
ASTRONOMICAL TWILIGHT RETURNS EACH NIGHT: AUGUST 6TH.
FIRST QUARTER MOON: AUGUST 5TH AT 3:06 AM AKDT. 
FULL MOON (STURGEON MOON): AUGUST 11TH AT 5:35PM AKDT. 
LAST SUNRISE BEFORE 6AM: AUGUST 11TH.
THIRD QUARTER MOON: AUGUST 18TH AT 8:36PM AKDT. 
LAST DAY WITH MORE THAN 16 HOURS OF DAYLIGHT: AUGUST 12TH.
SUNSET AT 10PM: AUGUST 14TH.
LAST DAY THE SOLAR NOON SUN ANGLE IS GREATER THAN 40 DEGREES 
ABOVE THE HORIZON: AUGUST 23RD. 
FORMAL NIGHT RETURNS: AUGUST 25TH.
NEW MOON: AUGUST 27TH AT 12:17AM AKDT. 
END OF THE MONTH DAYLIGHT:14 HOURS 18 MINUTES 44 SECONDS. 
TOTAL MONTHLY DAYLIGHT LOSS: ~ 2.76 HOURS.
HIGHEST SOLAR NOON SUN ANGLE: 46.7 DEGREES ABOVE THE HORIZON (AUGUST 1ST). 
LOWEST SOLAR NOON SUN ANGLE: 37.2 DEGREES ABOVE THE HORIZON (AUGUST 31ST). 
TOTAL MONTHLY DECREASE OF THE SOLAR NOON SUN ANGLE WITH RESPECT TO THE
HORIZON: 9.5 DEGREES. 


NEXT METEOR SHOWER VIEWABLE IN ANCHORAGE:
PERSEIDS METEOR SHOWER: AUGUST 12-13, 2022.
DRACONIDS METEOR SHOWER: OCTOBER 8-9 2022. 

NEXT ECLIPSE VIEWABLE IN ANCHORAGE: 
TOTAL LUNAR ECLIPSE- NOVEMBER 7-8, 2022 AT 1:59AM 11/8.

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DREWITZ