396  
CDAK49 PAFG 060051  
CLIMCG  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK  
451 PM AKDT SAT AUG 5 2023  
 
   
..THE MCGRATH AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 5 2023
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1946 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 73 253 PM 82 1968 66 7 56  
MINIMUM 50 546 AM 34 1959 50 0 50  
AVERAGE 62 58 4 53  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.94 1973 0.09 -0.09 0.11  
MONTH TO DATE 0.02 0.47 -0.45 0.20  
SINCE JUN 1 5.09 4.63 0.46 1.81  
SINCE JAN 1 10.12 8.98 1.14 3.69  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 3 7 -4 12  
MONTH TO DATE 7 34 -27 27  
SINCE JUN 1 409 381 28 279  
SINCE JUL 1 151 181 -30 145  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 3 0 3 0  
SINCE JUN 1 19 28 -9 2  
SINCE JAN 1 19 28 -9 2    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 12 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 83  
LOWEST 44  
AVERAGE 64  
   
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THE MCGRATH AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 87 1968  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 36 1947  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 05 2023........SUNRISE 552 AM AKDT SUNSET 1102 PM AKDT  
AUGUST 06 2023........SUNRISE 555 AM AKDT SUNSET 1059 PM AKDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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AVAILABLE DAYLIGHT  
 
AMOUNT OF DAYLIGHT TODAY (HOUR:MIN)........17:10  
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....-0:06:00  
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