Weather Service Report


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CDAK49 PAFG 180101
CLIFAI

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
501 PM AKDT WED APR 17 2024

...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 2024...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1904 TO 2024


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST      
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL           
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                          
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         53    223 PM  60    1996  47      6       34       
  MINIMUM         25    531 AM -16    1963  24      1       10       
  AVERAGE         39                        36      3       22     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            0.00          0.22 1947   0.02  -0.02      T       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.18                      0.18   0.00     0.43     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.37                      0.58  -0.21     0.79     
  SINCE JAN 1      0.98                      1.71  -0.73     2.47     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  TODAY            0.0           3.1  1947   0.1   -0.1       T       
  MONTH TO DATE    4.8                       2.1    2.7      8.2      
  SINCE MAR 1      8.3                       8.6   -0.3     14.0      
  SINCE JUL 1     63.6                      62.7    0.9     77.5      
  SNOW DEPTH      10                                                 

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  TODAY           26                        30     -4       43        
  MONTH TO DATE  596                       621    -25      850        
  SINCE MAR 1   2172                      2303   -131     2509        
  SINCE JUL 1  11968                     12498   -530    12060        

 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    NE (60)        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                             
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                                  


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    74                                                        
 LOWEST     23                                                        
 AVERAGE    49                                                        

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        68      1999                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25       -18      1948                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 17 2024..........SUNRISE  607 AM AKDT   SUNSET  937 PM AKDT
APRIL 18 2024..........SUNRISE  603 AM AKDT   SUNSET  940 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)........15:30
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................7 MINUTES
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APR 24

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