CXAK59 PAFG 011813 CLMFAI CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS, AK 1006 AM AKDT MON SEP 1 2008 ................................... ...THE FAIRBANKS ALASKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2008... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1904 TO 2008 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 93 08/05/1994 LOW 21 08/30/1922 HIGHEST 76 08/14 81 -5 82 08/17 LOWEST 37 08/31 34 3 40 08/31 08/26 AVG. MAXIMUM 64.5 66.3 -1.8 70.7 AVG. MINIMUM 45.5 46.2 -0.7 50.3 MEAN 55.0 56.2 -1.2 60.5 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 0 1.0 -1.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 6.88 1930 MINIMUM 0.24 2005 TOTALS 2.66 1.74 0.92 1.52 DAILY AVG. 0.09 0.06 0.03 0.05 DAYS >= .01 12 12.7 -0.7 11 DAYS >= .10 9 5.6 3.4 5 DAYS >= .50 0 0.5 -0.5 1 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.39 08/09 TO 08/10 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 3.0 1922 24 HR TOTAL 3.0 08/29/1922 SNOW DEPTH 0 TOTALS 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE 7/1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0 0 0 DAYS >= TRACE 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 0 24 HR TOTAL 0.0 08/31 TO 08/31 DEGREE_DAYS HEATING TOTAL 305 283 22 144 SINCE 7/1 463 404 59 188 COOLING TOTAL 0 11 -11 12 SINCE 1/1 40 73 -33 66 ................................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.4 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 18/010 DATE 08/14 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 32/330 DATE 08/01 SKY COVER WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 5 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 3 RAIN 3 LIGHT RAIN 14 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 1 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 7 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. $$ RT SEP 08