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CDAK49 PAFG 180048  
CLIMCG  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK  
448 PM AKDT SAT AUG 17 2024  
 
   
..THE MCGRATH AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 17 2024  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1946 TO 2024  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 63 259 PM 84 2004 64 -1 58  
MINIMUM 52 926 AM 29 1981 48 4 50  
AVERAGE 58 56 2 54  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.37 0.74 1991 0.10 0.27 T  
MONTH TO DATE 3.39 1.63 1.76 1.75  
SINCE JUN 1 11.07 5.79 5.28 6.82  
SINCE JAN 1 16.30 10.14 6.16 11.85  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 7 9 -2 11  
MONTH TO DATE 165 131 34 65  
SINCE JUN 1 515 478 37 467  
SINCE JUL 1 395 278 117 209  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 3  
SINCE JUN 1 34 28 6 19  
SINCE JAN 1 34 28 6 19    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100  
LOWEST 80  
AVERAGE 90  
   
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THE MCGRATH AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 87 2004  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 33 1969  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 17 2024........SUNRISE 629 AM AKDT SUNSET 1021 PM AKDT  
AUGUST 18 2024........SUNRISE 632 AM AKDT SUNSET 1018 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)........15:52  
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....-0:06:08  
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