092  
CDAK49 PAFG 170100  
CLIFAI  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK  
500 PM AKDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
   
..THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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 59 254 PM 82 1993 62 -3 60  
MINIMUM 40 909 AM 22 1937 39 1 38  
AVERAGE 50 50 0 49  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.06 0.33 1941 0.02 0.04 0.00  
1978  
MONTH TO DATE 0.42 0.24 0.18 0.25  
SINCE MAR 1 1.32 0.98 0.34 1.18  
SINCE JAN 1 4.52 2.11 2.41 2.15  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 1.4 1992 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  
TODAY 15 15 0 16  
MONTH TO DATE 298 279 19 293  
SINCE MAR 1 3577 2901 676 2597  
SINCE JUL 1 14281 13096 1185 12009  
 
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 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120)  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 79  
LOWEST 37  
AVERAGE 58  
   
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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 77 2015  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 12 1918  
 
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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