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CDAK49 PAFG 181106  
CLIFAI  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK  
206 AM AKST SUN JAN 18 2026  
   
..THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 17 2026
 
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 14 MM 48 2009 0 14 12  
MINIMUM -5 MM -57 1947 -18 13 -15  
AVERAGE 5 -9 14 -1  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 0.55 2018 0.02 -0.02 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.65 0.35 0.30 0.03  
SINCE DEC 1 1.63 0.92 0.71 1.00  
SINCE JAN 1 0.65 0.35 0.30 0.03  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 6.1 2018 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 12.2 5.8 6.4 0.7  
SINCE DEC 1 35.9 16.7 19.2 17.8  
SINCE JUL 1 51.0 39.7 11.3 46.7  
SNOW DEPTH 20  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 60 74 -14 66  
MONTH TO DATE 1491 1256 235 1076  
SINCE DEC 1 4205 3406 799 3046  
SINCE JUL 1 7742 7365 377 7001  
 
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    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED MM HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION MM  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 91  
LOWEST 87  
AVERAGE 89  
   
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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 0 38 1965  
1980  
2001  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) -16 -61 1906  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 18 2026..........SUNRISE 1018 AM AKST SUNSET 347 PM AKST  
JANUARY 19 2026..........SUNRISE 1015 AM AKST SUNSET 350 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)........05:29  
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................6 MINUTES  
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JAN 26  
 
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