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CDAK49 PAFG 160054  
CLIFAI  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK  
454 PM AKDT FRI MAY 15 2026  
   
..THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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 59 120 PM 81 1915 62 -3 62  
MINIMUM 45 359 AM 23 1937 38 7 37  
AVERAGE 52 50 2 50  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.45 2005 0.01 -0.01 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.36 0.22 0.14 0.25  
SINCE MAR 1 1.26 0.96 0.30 1.18  
SINCE JAN 1 4.46 2.09 2.37 2.15  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM 2.0 1918 0.0 MM 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.7 -0.7 T  
SINCE MAR 1 9.7 10.3 -0.6 11.3  
SINCE JUL 1 99.0 64.4 34.6 69.2  
SNOW DEPTH MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 13 15 -2 15  
MONTH TO DATE 282 264 18 277  
SINCE MAR 1 3561 2886 675 2581  
SINCE JUL 1 14265 13081 1184 11993  
 
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 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30)  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 46  
LOWEST 20  
AVERAGE 33  
   
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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 82 1993  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 22 1937  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 15 2026..........SUNRISE 428 AM AKDT SUNSET 1110 PM AKDT  
MAY 16 2026..........SUNRISE 424 AM AKDT SUNSET 1114 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)........18:42  
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................7 MINUTES  
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