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CDAK49 PAFG 090116  
CLIFAI  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK  
416 PM AKST THU JAN 8 2026  
   
..THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 8 2026  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1904 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM -24 1202 AM 40 1930 1 -25 17  
MINIMUM -43 1124 AM -53 1952 -18 -25 -4  
AVERAGE -33 -9 -24 7  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 0.38 1960 0.03 -0.03 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.29 0.17 0.12 0.02  
SINCE DEC 1 1.27 0.74 0.53 0.99  
SINCE JAN 1 0.29 0.17 0.12 0.02  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY T 6.0 1960 0.4 -0.4 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 3.0 2.8 0.2 0.5  
SINCE DEC 1 26.7 13.7 13.0 17.6  
SINCE JUL 1 41.8 36.7 5.1 46.5  
SNOW DEPTH 18  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 98 74 24 58  
MONTH TO DATE 789 590 199 599  
SINCE DEC 1 3503 2740 763 2569  
SINCE JUL 1 7040 6699 341 6524  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 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    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 11 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50)  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 86  
LOWEST 81  
AVERAGE 84  
   
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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 1 40 1927  
1937  
2002  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) -18 -56 1952  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 08 2026..........SUNRISE 1042 AM AKST SUNSET 315 PM AKST  
JANUARY 09 2026..........SUNRISE 1040 AM AKST SUNSET 318 PM AKST  
 
- 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)........04:33  
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................5 MINUTES  
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JAN 26  
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