058  
CDAK49 PAFG 210052  
CLIFAI  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK  
452 PM AKDT THU AUG 20 2026  
   
..THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 20 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 65 259 PM 90 1923 66 -1 63  
MINIMUM 53 913 AM 28 1931 47 6 46  
AVERAGE 59 56 3 55  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.04 0.92 1983 0.07 -0.03 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 0.67 1.46 -0.79 0.59  
SINCE JUN 1 3.27 5.20 -1.93 3.44  
SINCE JAN 1 8.53 7.61 0.92 5.93  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.0 2000 0.0 0.0 0.0  
2001  
2002  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUN 1 T 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 T 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 6 9 -3 10  
MONTH TO DATE 45 134 -89 127  
SINCE JUN 1 363 379 -16 347  
SINCE JUL 1 198 232 -34 192  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 5 2 3 2  
SINCE JUN 1 26 62 -36 93  
SINCE JAN 1 26 63 -37 93    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 7 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97  
LOWEST 67  
AVERAGE 82  
   
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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 87 1977  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 30 1910  
1931  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 20 2026..........SUNRISE 555 AM AKDT SUNSET 952 PM AKDT  
AUGUST 21 2026..........SUNRISE 558 AM AKDT SUNSET 948 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)........15:57  
LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY........................7 MINUTES  
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AUG 26  
 
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