CXAK59 PAFG 020241 CLMFAI CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS, AK 518 PM AKST SUN NOV 1 2009 ................................... ...THE FAIRBANKS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2009... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1904 TO 2009 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 72 10/01/2003 LOW -28 10/26/1935 HIGHEST 57 10/11 51 6 49 10/10 LOWEST -1 10/31 -6 5 -13 10/29 AVG. MAXIMUM 38.8 31.4 7.4 23.1 AVG. MINIMUM 22.6 15.6 7.0 7.1 MEAN 30.7 23.5 7.2 15.1 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 11 14.0 -3.0 26 DAYS MIN <= 32 25 28.0 -3.0 31 DAYS MIN <= 0 1 1.0 0.0 13 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 3.40 1935 MINIMUM 0.08 1954 TOTALS 0.50 0.92 -0.42 0.76 DAILY AVG. 0.02 0.03 -0.01 0.02 DAYS >= .01 5 11.6 -6.6 12 DAYS >= .10 2 0.0 2.0 2 DAYS >= .50 0 0.1 -0.1 0 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.27 10/26 TO 10/27 10/22 TO 10/23[J) SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 26.2 1935 24 HR TOTAL 12.5 10/29/1946 TO 10/29/1946 SNOW DEPTH 22 10/29/1935 TOTALS 5.3 12.5 -7.2 12.2 SINCE 7/1 5.5 15.2 -9.7 14.0 SNOWDEPTH AVG. 1 3 -2 3 DAYS >= TRACE 7 11.7 -4.7 22 DAYS >= 1.0 2 4.7 -2.7 3 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 5 10/29 TO 10/31 7 10/22 24 HR TOTAL 2.3 10/27 AND 10/28 DEGREE_DAYS HEATING TOTAL 1045 1287 -242 1538 SINCE 7/1 1883 2306 -423 2545 COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 88 74 14 40 ................................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.2 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 23/050 DATE 10/30 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 28/040 DATE 10/30 SKY COVER WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0 LIGHT RAIN 4 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 1 LIGHT SNOW 7 SLEET 0 FOG 10 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2 HAZE 0 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ THIS TIED WITH 1937 AS THE 18TH WARMEST OCTOBER IN THE PAST 105 YEARS IN FAIRBANKS. THERE WAS ONLY LOW TEMPERATURE BELOW ZERO...THE FEWEST SINCE 2005. $$ CB NOV 09