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CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK  
448 PM AKDT FRI MAY 8 2026  
 
   
..THE UTQIAGVIK (BARROW) AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 2026  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 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 19 146 AM 35 1985 24 -5 17  
2022  
MINIMUM 16 1203 PM -11 1944 14 2 6  
AVERAGE 18 19 -1 12  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.03 0.09 1940 0.00 0.03 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.17 0.05 0.12 T  
SINCE MAR 1 0.30 0.41 -0.11 0.50  
SINCE JAN 1 1.63 0.76 0.87 1.48  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 47 46 1 53  
MONTH TO DATE 342 385 -43 408  
SINCE MAR 1 4455 4553 -98 4203  
SINCE JUL 1 16416 16869 -453 15367  
 
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 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (60)  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 92  
LOWEST 83  
AVERAGE 88  
   
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THE UTQIAGVIK (BARROW) AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 24 36 1943  
1968  
1996  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 15 -12 1936  
2001  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 08 2026...........SUNRISE 330 AM AKDT SUNSET 130 AM AKDT  
MAY 09 2026...........SUNRISE 316 AM AKDT SUNSET 148 AM AKDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
 
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AVAILABLE DAYLIGHT  
 
AMOUNT OF DAYLIGHT TODAY (HOUR:MIN)........21:59  
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....+0:24:54  
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