935  
CDAK49 PAFG 190057  
CLIFAI  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK  
457 PM AKDT THU MAY 18 2023  
   
..THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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 63 257 PM 77 1977 63 0 62  
MINIMUM 37 258 AM 24 2013 39 -2 39  
AVERAGE 50 51 -1 51  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.45 1940 0.02 -0.02 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.27 -0.27 1.09  
SINCE MAR 1 0.87 1.01 -0.14 1.24  
SINCE JAN 1 2.55 2.14 0.41 2.88  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 1.3 1943 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.8 -0.8 1.3  
SINCE MAR 1 14.4 10.4 4.0 3.4  
SINCE JUL 1 77.9 64.5 13.4 95.3  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 15 14 1 14  
MONTH TO DATE 322 307 15 402  
SINCE MAR 1 3280 2929 351 3088  
SINCE JUL 1 12831 13124 -293 13054  
 
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 12 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 82  
LOWEST 29  
AVERAGE 56  
   
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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 77 1990  
2002  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 20 1918  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 18 2023..........SUNRISE 419 AM AKDT SUNSET 1120 PM AKDT  
MAY 19 2023..........SUNRISE 415 AM AKDT SUNSET 1123 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)........19:01  
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................7 MINUTES  
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