867  
CDAK49 PAFG 050954  
CLIMCG  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK  
1254 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2026  
 
   
..THE MCGRATH AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 4 2026
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1946 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
...............................................................
 
 
TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM -17 1129 PM 42 1977 1 -18 -2  
MINIMUM -47 957 AM -60 1975 -15 -32 -27  
AVERAGE -32 -7 -25 -14  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.38 1967 0.04 -0.04 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.16 -0.16 0.00  
SINCE DEC 1 0.83 1.37 -0.54 1.00  
SINCE JAN 1 0.00 0.16 -0.16 0.00  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 97 72 25 79  
MONTH TO DATE 403 288 115 335  
SINCE DEC 1 2824 2373 451 2233  
SINCE JUL 1 5861 6220 -359 6216  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0    
...............................................................
 
 
WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20)  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 76  
LOWEST 69  
AVERAGE 73  
   
......................................................
 
 
THE MCGRATH AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 1 42 2016  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) -15 -58 1975  
1997  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 05 2026.......SUNRISE 1052 AM AKST SUNSET 404 PM AKST  
JANUARY 06 2026.......SUNRISE 1051 AM AKST SUNSET 406 PM AKST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
----------------------------  
AVAILABLE DAYLIGHT  
 
AMOUNT OF DAYLIGHT TODAY (HOUR:MIN)........05:12  
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....+0:03:20  
----------------------------  
 

 
JAN 26  
 
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.

The Nexlab AK Page Main Text Page