689  
CDAK49 PAFG 300100  
CLIMCG  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK  
500 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2024  
 
   
..THE MCGRATH AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 29 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 65 154 PM 74 1946 61 4 53  
1971  
MINIMUM 48 433 AM 27 1994 44 4 46  
AVERAGE 57 53 4 50  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.58 1949 0.09 -0.09 0.31  
1989  
MONTH TO DATE 4.10 2.73 1.37 3.96  
SINCE JUN 1 11.78 6.89 4.89 9.03  
SINCE JAN 1 17.01 11.24 5.77 14.06  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 8 12 -4 15  
MONTH TO DATE 302 259 43 194  
SINCE JUN 1 652 606 46 596  
SINCE JUL 1 532 406 126 338  
 
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 13 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100  
LOWEST 58  
AVERAGE 79  
   
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THE MCGRATH AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 76 1977  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 28 1955  
1994  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 29 2024........SUNRISE 703 AM AKDT SUNSET 941 PM AKDT  
AUGUST 30 2024........SUNRISE 706 AM AKDT SUNSET 938 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)........14:38  
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....-0:06:08  
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