FAIRBANKS INTL AP, ALASKA

NCDC 1971-2000 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Monthly
Mean Max. Temperature (F) -0.3 8.0 25.0 43.6 60.6 70.9 73.0 66.3 54.3 31.4 11.2 3.3 37.3
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 28.7 27.5 38.7 53.4 67.6 75.4 78.4 73.2 63.5 41.0 27.7 17.2 78.4
Year Highest Occurred 1981 1980 1981 1993 1995 1997 1993 1977 1995 1979 1979 1985 1993
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) -22.7 -12.9 10.5 31.7 52.0 63.6 64.1 59.3 40.9 21.7 -0.5 -17.9 -22.7
Year Lowest Occurred 1971 1979 1971 1972 1992 1978 1981 2000 1992 1996 1989 1980 1971
Mean Temperature (F) -9.7 -3.8 11.1 31.7 48.8 59.7 62.4 56.2 44.5 23.5 2.3 -5.9 26.7
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 16.6 14.4 25.6 41.1 54.3 63.1 67.5 61.7 52.8 32.3 18.7 6.7 67.5
Year Highest Occurred 1981 1980 1981 1993 1990 1997 1975 1977 1995 1987 1979 1985 1975
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) -33.3 -26.8 -4.3 19.4 41.8 53.6 55.6 51.7 31.7 13.2 -9.4 -25.6 -33.3
Year Lowest Occurred 1971 1979 1972 1972 1992 1978 1981 2000 1992 1996 1975 1980 1971
Mean Min. Temperature (F) -19.0 -15.6 -2.7 19.8 36.9 48.5 51.9 46.2 34.7 15.6 -6.6 -15.2 16.2
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 4.4 1.9 12.4 28.8 41.9 52.1 57.2 50.2 42.0 24.5 9.7 -2.9 57.2
Year Highest Occurred 1981 1997 1981 1993 1988 1975 1975 1977 1995 1987 1979 1986 1975
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) -43.8 -40.7 -19.3 7.0 31.6 43.6 47.1 40.8 22.4 4.6 -19.3 -33.2 -43.8
Year Lowest Occurred 1971 1979 1972 1972 1992 1978 1981 1981 1992 1996 1975 1980 1971
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.56 0.36 0.28 0.21 0.60 1.40 1.73 1.74 1.12 0.92 0.68 0.74 10.34
Highest Precipitation (in.) 2.40 1.40 2.24 0.93 1.63 3.01 4.87 3.60 2.63 2.19 1.67 3.23 4.87
Year Highest Occurred 1993 1996 1991 1982 1977 1977 1990 1990 1993 1983 1994 1984 1990
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.07 0.31 0.35 0.41 0.19 0.27 0.08 0.06 0.00
Year Lowest Occurred 1998 2000 1998 2000 1997 1971 1993 1977 1979 1998 1983 1995 2000
Heating Degree Days (F) 2315. 1926. 1670. 999. 504. 179. 121. 283. 615. 1287. 1882. 2199. 13980.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 20. 42. 11. 1. 0. 0. 0. 74.

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