845  
CDAK49 PAFG 180013  
CLIMCG  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK  
413 PM AKDT THU OCT 17 2024  
 
   
..THE MCGRATH AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 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 30 MM 59 1969 34 -4 37  
MINIMUM 25 MM -10 1955 22 3 21  
AVERAGE 28 28 0 29  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 1.02 2013 0.04 -0.04 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.06 0.90 -0.84 0.20  
SINCE SEP 1 2.41 3.43 -1.02 1.98  
SINCE JAN 1 19.43 14.85 4.58 16.69  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 37 37 0 36  
MONTH TO DATE 517 535 -18 599  
SINCE SEP 1 1096 1107 -11 1247  
SINCE JUL 1 1634 1539 95 1612  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 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 MM HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION MM  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 88  
LOWEST 69  
AVERAGE 79  
   
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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 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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