554  
CDAK49 PAFG 010050  
CLIMCG  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK  
450 PM AKDT MON AUG 31 2026  
 
   
..THE MCGRATH AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 31 2026
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1946 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 50 259 PM 71 2016 61 -11 53  
MINIMUM 34 719 AM 29 1962 44 -10 46  
AVERAGE 42 52 -10 50  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 0.84 2022 0.09 -0.09 0.34  
MONTH TO DATE 4.68 2.91 1.77 4.35  
SINCE JUN 1 11.91 7.07 4.84 7.75  
SINCE JAN 1 18.34 11.42 6.92 13.01  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 23 13 10 15  
MONTH TO DATE 278 284 -6 302  
SINCE JUN 1 778 631 147 723  
SINCE JUL 1 556 431 125 473  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 4 3 1 0  
SINCE JUN 1 4 31 -27 15  
SINCE JAN 1 4 31 -27 15    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30)  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 92  
LOWEST 65  
AVERAGE 79  
   
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THE MCGRATH AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 72 1941  
1977  
2019  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 27 1984  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 31 2026........SUNRISE 707 AM AKDT SUNSET 936 PM AKDT  
SEPTEMBER 01 2026.....SUNRISE 710 AM AKDT SUNSET 933 PM AKDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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AVAILABLE DAYLIGHT  
 
AMOUNT OF DAYLIGHT TODAY (HOUR:MIN)........14:29  
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....-0:06:07  
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