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CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK  
153 AM AKDT THU OCT 17 2024  
  
   
..THE MCGRATH AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 16 2024  
  
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)                                                            
 YESTERDAY                                                             
  MAXIMUM         37    100 PM  52    1972  35      2       36         
                                      2013                             
  MINIMUM         27   1159 PM -13    1965  23      4       27         
  AVERAGE         32                        29      3       32       
  
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                      
  YESTERDAY        T             0.92 1982   0.04  -0.04      T         
  MONTH TO DATE    0.06                      0.86  -0.80     0.20       
  SINCE SEP 1      2.41                      3.39  -0.98     1.98       
  SINCE JAN 1     19.43                     14.81   4.62    16.69       
  
DEGREE DAYS                                                             
 HEATING                                                                
  YESTERDAY       33                        36     -3       33          
  MONTH TO DATE  480                       498    -18      563          
  SINCE SEP 1   1059                      1070    -11     1211          
  SINCE JUL 1   1597                      1502     95     1576          
  
 COOLING                                                                
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0          
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0          
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         0      0        0          
  SINCE JAN 1     34                        31      3       19           
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WIND (MPH)                                                              
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)          
  
SKY COVER                                                               
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                                   
  
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                      
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                           
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                                    
  
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
 HIGHEST    92                                                          
 LOWEST     64                                                          
 AVERAGE    78                                                          
   
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THE MCGRATH AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                       
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        59      1969                        
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22       -10      1955                        
  
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 17 2024.......SUNRISE   917 AM AKDT  SUNSET   657 PM AKDT  
OCTOBER 18 2024.......SUNRISE   920 AM AKDT  SUNSET   653 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)........09:39  
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....-0:06:07  
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