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CDAK49 PAFG 180047  
CLIMCG  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK  
447 PM AKDT TUE OCT 17 2023  
 
   
..THE MCGRATH AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 17 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 37 209 PM 59 1969 34 3 38  
MINIMUM 31 608 AM -10 1955 22 9 28  
AVERAGE 34 28 6 33  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.02 2013 0.04 -0.04 0.04  
MONTH TO DATE 0.20 0.90 -0.70 1.74  
SINCE SEP 1 1.98 3.43 -1.45 4.34  
SINCE JAN 1 16.69 14.85 1.84 11.32  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 31 37 -6 32  
MONTH TO DATE 594 535 59 509  
SINCE SEP 1 1242 1107 135 1005  
SINCE JUL 1 1607 1539 68 1424  
 
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 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 92  
LOWEST 67  
AVERAGE 80  
   
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THE MCGRATH AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 54 1969  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 22 -5 1959  
1997  
2008  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 17 2023.......SUNRISE 915 AM AKDT SUNSET 659 PM AKDT  
OCTOBER 18 2023.......SUNRISE 918 AM AKDT SUNSET 656 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)........09:44  
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....-0:06:07  
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