921  
CDAK49 PAFG 161003  
CLIFAI  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK  
203 AM AKDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
   
..THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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 59 438 PM 81 1915 62 -3 62  
MINIMUM 43 1159 PM 23 1937 38 5 37  
AVERAGE 51 50 1 50  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 2.0 1918 0.0 0.0 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 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 14 15 -1 15  
MONTH TO DATE 283 264 19 277  
SINCE MAR 1 3562 2886 676 2581  
SINCE JUL 1 14266 13081 1185 11993  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 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 NE (50)  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 46  
LOWEST 18  
AVERAGE 32  
   
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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 82 1993  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 22 1937  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 16 2026..........SUNRISE 424 AM AKDT SUNSET 1114 PM AKDT  
MAY 17 2026..........SUNRISE 421 AM AKDT SUNSET 1117 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)........18:50  
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................7 MINUTES  
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MAY 26  
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