098  
CDAK49 PAFG 160051  
CLIFAI  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK  
451 PM AKDT MON MAY 15 2023  
   
..THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 2023
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1904 TO 2023  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 63 247 PM 81 1915 62 1 53  
MINIMUM 39 445 AM 23 1937 38 1 36  
AVERAGE 51 50 1 45  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.45 2005 0.01 -0.01 0.05  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.22 -0.22 1.00  
SINCE MAR 1 0.87 0.96 -0.09 1.15  
SINCE JAN 1 2.55 2.09 0.46 2.79  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 2.0 1918 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.7 -0.7 1.3  
SINCE MAR 1 14.4 10.3 4.1 3.4  
SINCE JUL 1 77.9 64.4 13.5 95.3  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 14 15 -1 20  
MONTH TO DATE 281 264 17 348  
SINCE MAR 1 3239 2886 353 3034  
SINCE JUL 1 12790 13081 -291 13000  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240)  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 68  
LOWEST 24  
AVERAGE 46  
   
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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 82 1993  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 22 1937  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 15 2023..........SUNRISE 429 AM AKDT SUNSET 1109 PM AKDT  
MAY 16 2023..........SUNRISE 425 AM AKDT SUNSET 1113 PM AKDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
SNOW DEPTH IS MEASURED AT 3AM AKST/4AM AKDT  
 
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AVAILABLE DAYLIGHT  
 
AMOUNT OF DAYLIGHT TODAY (HOUR:MIN)........18:40  
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................7 MINUTES  
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