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CLIFAI
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
459 PM AKDT SUN MAY 17 2026
..THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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 61 1220 PM 77 2015 63 -2 66
MINIMUM 36 352 AM 12 1918 39 -3 29
AVERAGE 49 51 -2 48
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 0.80 1919 0.01 -0.01 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.41 0.25 0.16 0.25
SINCE MAR 1 1.31 0.99 0.32 1.18
SINCE JAN 1 4.51 2.12 2.39 2.15
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 0.7 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 16 14 2 17
MONTH TO DATE 313 293 20 310
SINCE MAR 1 3592 2915 677 2614
SINCE JUL 1 14296 13110 1186 12026
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 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 75
LOWEST 23
AVERAGE 49
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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 77 1977
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 24 2013
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2026..........SUNRISE 421 AM AKDT SUNSET 1117 PM AKDT
MAY 18 2026..........SUNRISE 418 AM AKDT SUNSET 1121 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)........18:56
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................7 MINUTES
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