559  
CDAK49 PAFG 170954  
CLIMCG  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK  
154 AM AKDT THU AUG 17 2023  
 
   
..THE MCGRATH AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 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 66 213 PM 83 1950 64 2 56  
MINIMUM 51 645 AM 33 1953 48 3 46  
1981  
AVERAGE 59 56 3 51  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.43 1965 0.09 -0.09 0.22  
MONTH TO DATE 1.75 1.53 0.22 1.25  
SINCE JUN 1 6.82 5.69 1.13 2.86  
SINCE JAN 1 11.85 10.04 1.81 4.74  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 6 9 -3 14  
MONTH TO DATE 54 122 -68 134  
SINCE JUN 1 456 469 -13 386  
SINCE JUL 1 198 269 -71 252  
 
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 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 83  
LOWEST 46  
AVERAGE 65  
   
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THE MCGRATH AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 84 2004  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 29 1981  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 17 2023........SUNRISE 627 AM AKDT SUNSET 1024 PM AKDT  
AUGUST 18 2023........SUNRISE 630 AM AKDT SUNSET 1021 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)........15:56  
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....-0:06:08  
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AUG 23  
 
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