045  
CDAK49 PAFG 130058  
CLIFAI  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK  
458 PM AKDT TUE MAY 12 2026  
   
..THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 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 62 259 PM 81 1942 61 1 60  
MINIMUM 29 422 AM 20 1917 37 -8 36  
AVERAGE 46 49 -3 48  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.78 1992 0.02 -0.02 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.36 0.18 0.18 0.25  
SINCE MAR 1 1.26 0.92 0.34 1.18  
SINCE JAN 1 4.46 2.05 2.41 2.15  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 9.4 1992 0.0 MM 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.6 -0.6 T  
SINCE MAR 1 9.7 10.2 -0.5 11.3  
SINCE JUL 1 99.0 64.3 34.7 69.2  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 19 16 3 17  
MONTH TO DATE 249 218 31 226  
SINCE MAR 1 3528 2840 688 2530  
SINCE JUL 1 14232 13035 1197 11942  
 
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 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (100)  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 72  
LOWEST 23  
AVERAGE 48  
   
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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 79 2016  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 22 2013  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 12 2026..........SUNRISE 438 AM AKDT SUNSET 1100 PM AKDT  
MAY 13 2026..........SUNRISE 435 AM AKDT SUNSET 1103 PM AKDT  
 
- 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)........18:22  
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................7 MINUTES  
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