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CDAK49 PAFG 010108  
CLIMCG  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK  
508 PM AKDT THU AUG 31 2023  
 
   
..THE MCGRATH AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 31 2023
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 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 54 MM 71 2016 61 -7 55  
MINIMUM 44 MM 29 1962 44 0 49  
AVERAGE 49 52 -3 52  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.34 0.84 2022 0.09 0.25 0.84  
MONTH TO DATE 4.32 2.91 1.41 3.49  
SINCE JUN 1 9.39 7.07 2.32 5.10  
SINCE JAN 1 14.42 11.42 3.00 6.98  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 16 13 3 13  
MONTH TO DATE 221 284 -63 301  
SINCE JUN 1 623 631 -8 553  
SINCE JUL 1 365 431 -66 419  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 3 3 0 0  
SINCE JUN 1 19 31 -12 2  
SINCE JAN 1 19 31 -12 2    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED MM HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION MM  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97  
LOWEST 74  
AVERAGE 86  
   
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THE MCGRATH AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 72 1941  
1977  
2019  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 27 1984  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 31 2023........SUNRISE 706 AM AKDT SUNSET 937 PM AKDT  
SEPTEMBER 01 2023.....SUNRISE 709 AM AKDT SUNSET 934 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)........14:31  
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....-0:06:08  
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