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CLIFAI  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK  
318 AM AKDT SUN OCT 15 2023  
   
..THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 14 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 33 258 PM 64 1969 36 -3 33  
MINIMUM 24 1259 AM -7 1965 21 3 14  
AVERAGE 29 28 1 24  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.04 0.30 1958 0.03 0.01 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.76 0.39 0.37 0.52  
SINCE SEP 1 1.68 1.74 -0.06 1.97  
SINCE JAN 1 8.70 9.99 -1.29 7.28  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 2.9 1945 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 7.3 2.9 4.4 1.6  
SINCE SEP 1 7.3 5.2 2.1 1.6  
SINCE JUL 1 7.3 5.2 2.1 1.6  
SNOW DEPTH 5  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 36 37 -1 41  
MONTH TO DATE 478 443 35 396  
SINCE SEP 1 1080 1021 59 905  
SINCE JUL 1 1237 1374 -137 1194  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE SEP 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 140 68 72 83    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 12 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FREEZING RAIN  
LT FREEZING RAIN  
LIGHT SNOW  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 85  
LOWEST 75  
AVERAGE 80  
   
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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 59 1969  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 20 -15 1907  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 15 2023..........SUNRISE 844 AM AKDT SUNSET 629 PM AKDT  
OCTOBER 16 2023..........SUNRISE 847 AM AKDT SUNSET 626 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)........09:45  
LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY........................7 MINUTES  
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