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CDAK49 PAFG 170954  
CLIFAI  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK  
154 AM AKDT THU AUG 17 2023  
   
..THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 2023
 
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 72 248 PM 83 1957 67 5 70  
MINIMUM 51 325 AM 33 1943 48 3 49  
AVERAGE 62 57 5 60  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.45 0.91 2019 0.07 0.38 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.96 1.19 -0.23 1.16  
SINCE JUN 1 3.32 4.93 -1.61 2.20  
SINCE JAN 1 6.15 7.34 -1.19 5.08  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 2000 0.0 0.0 0.0  
2001  
2002  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUN 1 T 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 3 8 -5 5  
MONTH TO DATE 18 100 -82 95  
SINCE JUN 1 190 345 -155 283  
SINCE JUL 1 41 198 -157 204  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 23 2 21 1  
SINCE JUN 1 137 62 75 82  
SINCE JAN 1 140 63 77 82    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90  
LOWEST 49  
AVERAGE 70  
   
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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 82 2007  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 28 1943  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 17 2023..........SUNRISE 545 AM AKDT SUNSET 1004 PM AKDT  
AUGUST 18 2023..........SUNRISE 548 AM AKDT SUNSET 1000 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)........16:19  
LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY........................7 MINUTES  
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AUG 23  
 
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