CXAK59 PAFG 052316 CLMFAI CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 216 PM AKST TUE NOV 05 2024 ................................... ...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1904 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 72 10/01/2003 10/01/2003 LOW -28 10/26/1935 HIGHEST 56 10/04 51 5 48 10/01 LOWEST -3 10/30 -6 3 5 10/27 AVG. MAXIMUM 33.9 34.1 -0.2 32.8 AVG. MINIMUM 19.5 18.4 1.1 21.1 MEAN 26.7 26.2 0.5 27.0 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 13 14.2 -1.2 15 DAYS MIN <= 32 29 28.8 0.2 30 DAYS MIN <= 0 5 2.8 2.2 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 3.40 1935 MINIMUM 0.02 TOTALS 2.69 0.76 1.93 1.12 DAILY AVG. 0.09 0.02 0.07 0.04 DAYS >= .01 13 9.8 3.2 14 DAYS >= .10 2 2.7 -0.7 5 DAYS >= .50 1 0.1 0.9 0 DAYS >= 1.00 1 0.0 1.0 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 2.07 10/20 TO 10/21 0.30 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 26.2 1935 24 HR TOTAL 14.9 MM SNOW DEPTH 22 10/29/1935 TOTALS 18.4 8.2 10.2 14.9 SINCE 7/1 18.4 10.5 7.9 14.9 SNOWDEPTH AVG. 4 5 DAYS >= TRACE 17 8.3 8.7 18 DAYS >= 1.0 4 3.3 0.7 4 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 11 10/22 9 10/23 24 HR TOTAL 7.7 10/21 TO 10/21 14.9 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 1183 1201 -18 1171 SINCE 7/1 2130 2133 -3 1930 COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 105 68 37 140 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.6 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 25/250 DATE 10/13 25/230 10/22 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 37/260 DATE 10/23 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.72 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 4 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 1 LIGHT RAIN 4 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 1 LIGHT SNOW 17 SLEET 0 FOG 18 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 3 HAZE 2 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$