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CLIFAI  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK  
148 AM AKDT WED OCT 18 2023  
   
..THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 17 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 40 1230 AM 54 1925 33 7 40  
MINIMUM 32 1258 PM -10 1907 18 14 24  
AVERAGE 36 26 10 32  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 0.32 1933 0.02 -0.02 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.82 0.45 0.37 0.52  
SINCE SEP 1 1.74 1.80 -0.06 1.97  
SINCE JAN 1 8.76 10.05 -1.29 7.28  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.1 9.7 1974 0.3 -0.2 T  
MONTH TO DATE 8.0 3.7 4.3 1.6  
SINCE SEP 1 8.0 6.0 2.0 1.6  
SINCE JUL 1 8.0 6.0 2.0 1.6  
SNOW DEPTH 4  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 29 39 -10 33  
MONTH TO DATE 571 558 13 498  
SINCE SEP 1 1173 1136 37 1007  
SINCE JUL 1 1330 1489 -159 1296  
 
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 11 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 82  
LOWEST 67  
AVERAGE 75  
   
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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 63 1925  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 17 -15 1915  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 18 2023..........SUNRISE 853 AM AKDT SUNSET 618 PM AKDT  
OCTOBER 19 2023..........SUNRISE 857 AM AKDT SUNSET 615 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)........09:25  
LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY........................7 MINUTES  
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OCT 23  
 
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