Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
270 CXAK59 PAFG 120232 CLMFAI CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 532 PM AKST THU JAN 11 2024 ................................... ...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2023... 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 58 12/05/1934 LOW -62 12/29/1961 12/28/1961 HIGHEST 30 12/24 30 0 29 12/03 LOWEST -30 12/15 -40 10 -39 12/20 12/29 AVG. MAXIMUM 4.1 4.3 -0.2 3.9 AVG. MINIMUM -12.0 -13.0 1.0 -12.8 MEAN -3.9 -4.3 0.4 -4.5 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 31 30.1 0.9 31 DAYS MIN <= 32 31 31.0 0.0 31 DAYS MIN <= 0 25 25.6 -0.6 25 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 5.73 2021 MINIMUM T TOTALS 0.96 0.57 0.39 1.13 DAILY AVG. 0.03 0.02 0.01 0.04 DAYS >= .01 13 8.8 4.2 13 DAYS >= .10 3 1.6 1.4 6 DAYS >= .50 0 0.1 -0.1 0 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.54 12/12 TO 12/13 0.29 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 50.7 1984 24 HR TOTAL 14.7 12/18/1965 TO 12/19/1965 SNOW DEPTH 46 12/29/1990 TOTALS 17.1 10.9 6.2 15.4 SINCE 7/1 43.0 33.9 9.1 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 16 15 DAYS >= TRACE 20 10.4 9.6 23 DAYS >= 1.0 7 3.5 3.5 6 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 19 12/18 17 12/19 12/31 24 HR TOTAL MM MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 2132 2150 -18 2144 SINCE 7/1 5531 6109 -578 MM COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 140 68 72 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 1.9 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 16/190 DATE 12/24 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 23/210 DATE 12/24 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.70 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 6 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0 LIGHT RAIN 0 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 1 LIGHT SNOW 20 SLEET 0 FOG 18 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0 HAZE 4 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$