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CDAK49 PAFG 181012  
CLIFAI  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK  
212 AM AKDT MON MAY 18 2026  
   
..THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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 61 1220 PM 77 2015 63 -2 66  
MINIMUM 36 352 AM 12 1918 39 -3 29  
AVERAGE 49 51 -2 48  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 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 MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 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  
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 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 75  
LOWEST 23  
AVERAGE 49  
   
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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 77 1977  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 24 2013  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 18 2026..........SUNRISE 418 AM AKDT SUNSET 1121 PM AKDT  
MAY 19 2026..........SUNRISE 414 AM AKDT SUNSET 1124 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)........19:03  
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................7 MINUTES  
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MAY 26  
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