Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
574 CXAK59 PAFG 051038 CLMFAI CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 238 AM AKDT WED JUN 05 2024 ................................... ...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 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 90 05/28/1947 LOW 05/09/1964 HIGHEST 72 05/21 75 -3 80 05/19 05/29 LOWEST 29 05/02 27 2 29 05/05 AVG. MAXIMUM 61.5 62.1 -0.6 62.5 AVG. MINIMUM 39.4 38.6 0.8 39.4 MEAN 50.5 50.3 0.2 50.9 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.2 -0.2 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 4 6.2 -2.2 5 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 1.96 2004 MINIMUM 0.04 TOTALS 1.08 0.54 0.54 0.28 DAILY AVG. 0.03 0.02 0.01 0.01 DAYS >= .01 8 6.2 1.8 5 DAYS >= .10 3 1.5 1.5 1 DAYS >= .50 1 0.1 0.9 0 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.52 05/23 TO 05/24 0.13 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 14.1 1992 24 HR TOTAL 9.4 05/12/1992 TO 05/12/1992 SNOW DEPTH 29 05/04/1937 TOTALS 0.5 0.9 -0.4 0.0 SINCE 7/1 64.1 64.6 -0.5 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. T 1 DAYS >= TRACE 2 0.6 1.4 0 DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.2 -0.2 0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH MM 10 24 HR TOTAL MM MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 444 455 -11 431 SINCE 7/1 12669 13272 -603 MM COOLING TOTAL 0 1 -1 3 SINCE 1/1 0 1 -1 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.9 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 24/090 DATE 05/31 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 35/090 DATE 05/31 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.70 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 1 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 2 LIGHT RAIN 13 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 2 SLEET 0 FOG 5 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0 HAZE 0 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$