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CDAK49 PAFG 270050  
CLIFAI  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK  
350 PM AKST THU FEB 26 2026  
   
..THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 26 2026
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0300 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 -21 259 PM 43 1911 17 -38 17  
MINIMUM -46 802 AM -53 1932 -8 -38 -10  
AVERAGE -33 4 -37 4  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.32 2018 0.02 -0.02 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.24 0.49 1.75 0.38  
SINCE DEC 1 3.89 1.67 2.22 1.94  
SINCE JAN 1 2.91 1.10 1.81 0.97  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 5.0 2018 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 38.7 9.3 29.4 6.3  
SINCE DEC 1 74.0 30.4 43.6 29.0  
SINCE JUL 1 89.1 53.4 35.7 57.9  
SNOW DEPTH 38  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 98 61 37 61  
MONTH TO DATE 1804 1692 112 1576  
SINCE DEC 1 6970 6114 856 5358  
SINCE JUL 1 10507 10073 434 9313  
 
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 7 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 73  
LOWEST 72  
AVERAGE 73  
   
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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 17 45 1928  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) -8 -51 1932  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 26 2026..........SUNRISE 810 AM AKST SUNSET 559 PM AKST  
FEBRUARY 27 2026..........SUNRISE 807 AM AKST SUNSET 603 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)........09:49  
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................7 MINUTES  
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