969  
CDAK49 PAFG 040059  
CLIMCG  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK  
459 PM AKDT TUE OCT 3 2023  
 
   
..THE MCGRATH AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 3 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 41 135 PM 61 2018 44 -3 47  
MINIMUM 33 1206 AM 5 1974 31 2 36  
AVERAGE 37 38 -1 42  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 0.49 2015 0.07 -0.07 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.20 -0.20 0.02  
SINCE SEP 1 1.78 2.73 -0.95 2.62  
SINCE JAN 1 16.49 14.15 2.34 9.60  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 28 28 0 23  
MONTH TO DATE 83 81 2 68  
SINCE SEP 1 731 653 78 564  
SINCE JUL 1 1096 1085 11 983  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE SEP 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 19 31 -12 2    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
LIGHT SNOW  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 85  
LOWEST 62  
AVERAGE 74  
   
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THE MCGRATH AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 61 2001  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 9 1970  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 03 2023.......SUNRISE 836 AM AKDT SUNSET 745 PM AKDT  
OCTOBER 04 2023.......SUNRISE 839 AM AKDT SUNSET 742 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)........11:09  
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....-0:06:06  
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MEC OCT 23  
 
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