988  
CDAK49 PAFG 160949  
CLIMCG  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK  
149 AM AKDT WED AUG 16 2023  
 
   
..THE MCGRATH AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 15 2023
 
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 69 428 PM 79 2004 64 5 58  
MINIMUM 44 613 AM 32 1973 48 -4 50  
AVERAGE 57 56 1 54  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 0.70 2001 0.10 -0.10 T  
MONTH TO DATE 1.75 1.44 0.31 1.03  
SINCE JUN 1 6.82 5.60 1.22 2.64  
SINCE JAN 1 11.85 9.95 1.90 4.52  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 8 9 -1 11  
MONTH TO DATE 48 113 -65 120  
SINCE JUN 1 450 460 -10 372  
SINCE JUL 1 192 260 -68 238  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 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 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20)  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100  
LOWEST 55  
AVERAGE 78  
   
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THE MCGRATH AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 83 1950  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 33 1953  
1981  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 16 2023........SUNRISE 624 AM AKDT SUNSET 1027 PM AKDT  
AUGUST 17 2023........SUNRISE 627 AM AKDT SUNSET 1024 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)........16:02  
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....-0:06:07  
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