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CDAK49 PAFG 090956  
CLIMCG  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK  
156 AM AKDT MON OCT 9 2023  
 
   
..THE MCGRATH AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 8 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 31 1234 AM 55 1987 41 -10 38  
MINIMUM 24 1159 PM 8 2000 28 -4 33  
AVERAGE 28 34 -6 36  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 0.94 2022 0.05 -0.05 0.94  
MONTH TO DATE 0.13 0.48 -0.35 1.63  
SINCE SEP 1 1.91 3.01 -1.10 4.23  
SINCE JAN 1 16.62 14.43 2.19 11.21  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 37 31 6 29  
MONTH TO DATE 252 228 24 180  
SINCE SEP 1 900 800 100 676  
SINCE JUL 1 1265 1232 33 1095  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 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 N (360)  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 85  
LOWEST 65  
AVERAGE 75  
   
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THE MCGRATH AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 66 2006  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 28 3 1996  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 09 2023.......SUNRISE 853 AM AKDT SUNSET 725 PM AKDT  
OCTOBER 10 2023.......SUNRISE 855 AM AKDT SUNSET 722 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)........10:32  
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....-0:06:07  
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