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CDAK49 PAFG 190053  
CLIFAI  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK  
453 PM AKDT SUN MAY 18 2025  
   
..THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 2025  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1904 TO 2025  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 65 231 PM 77 1977 63 2 71  
MINIMUM 45 516 AM 24 2013 39 6 40  
AVERAGE 55 51 4 56  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.45 1940 0.02 -0.02 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.25 0.27 -0.02 0.22  
SINCE MAR 1 1.18 1.01 0.17 0.59  
SINCE JAN 1 2.15 2.14 0.01 1.20  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 1.3 1943 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.8 -0.8 0.5  
SINCE MAR 1 11.3 10.4 0.9 8.8  
SINCE JUL 1 69.2 64.5 4.7 64.1  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 10 14 -4 9  
MONTH TO DATE 320 307 13 319  
SINCE MAR 1 2624 2929 -305 2748  
SINCE JUL 1 12036 13124 -1088 12544  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 68  
LOWEST 36  
AVERAGE 52  
   
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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 80 2023  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 20 1918  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 18 2025..........SUNRISE 417 AM AKDT SUNSET 1122 PM AKDT  
MAY 19 2025..........SUNRISE 413 AM AKDT SUNSET 1125 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)........19:05  
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................7 MINUTES  
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