CXAK59 PAFG 091539 CLMMCG CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 739 AM AKDT TUE APR 09 2024 ................................... ...THE MCGRATH AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1946 TO 2024 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 47 03/24 MM MM 38 03/26 03/25 03/27 LOWEST -35 03/02 MM MM -32 03/03 AVG. MAXIMUM 25.4 24.5 0.9 24.0 AVG. MINIMUM 6.2 -0.7 6.9 0.4 MEAN 15.8 11.9 3.9 12.2 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 19 22.0 -3.0 23 DAYS MIN <= 32 30 30.7 -0.7 31 DAYS MIN <= 0 14 16.7 -2.7 15 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 2.82 1991 MINIMUM T TOTALS 0.88 0.68 0.20 0.83 DAILY AVG. 0.03 0.02 0.01 0.03 DAYS >= .01 9 7.8 1.2 10 DAYS >= .10 4 2.3 1.7 4 DAYS >= .50 0 0.2 -0.2 0 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.32 03/30 TO 03/31 0.69 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 1518 1646 -128 1630 SINCE 7/1 11162 11463 -301 MM COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.6 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 23/210 DATE 03/22 23/060 03/30 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 39/220 DATE 03/30 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.66 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 6 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 1 LIGHT RAIN 4 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 2 LIGHT SNOW 12 SLEET 0 FOG 10 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2 HAZE 3 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$