CXAK59 PAFG 021701 CLMMCG CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 901 AM AKDT THU APR 02 2026 ................................... ...THE MCGRATH AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2026... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1946 TO 2026 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 55 03/20/1998 LOW -51 03/17/1966 03/02/1956 HIGHEST 36 03/31 MM MM 42 03/05 LOWEST -41 03/05 MM MM -22 03/18 AVG. MAXIMUM 12.2 24.5 -12.3 28.0 AVG. MINIMUM -20.5 -0.7 -19.8 2.8 MEAN -4.2 11.9 -16.1 15.4 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 28 22.0 6.0 21 DAYS MIN <= 32 31 30.7 0.3 31 DAYS MIN <= 0 31 16.7 14.3 14 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 2.82 1991 MINIMUM T TOTALS 0.11 0.68 -0.57 0.06 DAILY AVG. 0.00 0.02 -0.02 0.00 DAYS >= .01 3 7.8 -4.8 3 DAYS >= .10 0 2.3 -2.3 0 DAYS >= .50 0 0.2 -0.2 0 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.09 03/06 TO 03/07 0.03 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 2134 1646 488 1529 SINCE 7/1 11969 11463 506 MM COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.3 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 23/020 DATE 03/16 23/030 03/17 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 35/010 DATE 03/16 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.20 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 25 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 0 LIGHT SNOW 6 SLEET 0 FOG 9 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0 HAZE 9 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$