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CDAK49 PAFG 170054  
CLIFAI  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK  
454 PM AKDT TUE MAY 16 2023  
   
..THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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 70 206 PM 82 1993 62 8 50  
MINIMUM 36 357 AM 22 1937 39 -3 36  
AVERAGE 53 50 3 43  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.33 1941 0.02 -0.02 0.09  
1978  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.24 -0.24 1.09  
SINCE MAR 1 0.87 0.98 -0.11 1.24  
SINCE JAN 1 2.55 2.11 0.44 2.88  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 1.4 1992 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 12 15 -3 22  
MONTH TO DATE 293 279 14 370  
SINCE MAR 1 3251 2901 350 3056  
SINCE JUL 1 12802 13096 -294 13022  
 
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 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 82  
LOWEST 20  
AVERAGE 51  
   
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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 77 2015  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 12 1918  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 16 2023..........SUNRISE 425 AM AKDT SUNSET 1113 PM AKDT  
MAY 17 2023..........SUNRISE 422 AM AKDT SUNSET 1116 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)........18:48  
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................7 MINUTES  
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