Station Overview Station Location
Station Number AK-FN-16 Latitude 64.844663
Station Name Fairbanks 4.4 W Longitude -147.797308
County Fairbanks North Star Elevation (ft) 438



Month Total Prcp Sum Days Covered By All Observations Daily Prcp Sum Daily Observation Count Multiday Prcp Sum Days Covered by Multiday Observations Multiday Observation Count Days With Prcp Days With Trace Total Snowfall Days With Snowfall Days With Snow On Ground
Oct 16 0.03 31 0.03 6 0.00 25 5 2 0 1.2 2 4
Nov 16 0.36 19 0.36 8 0.00 11 3 4 0 3.6 4 8
Dec 16 2.44 25 1.88 19 0.56 6 2 5 0 17.5 4 18
Jan 17 5.21 24 0.71 15 4.50 9 1 5 1 13.9 6 15
Feb 17 0.00 1 0.00 1 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 1
March 17 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
April 17 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
May 17 0.01 2 0.01 2 0.00 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0
June 17 0.26 5 0.12 2 0.14 3 1 1 0 0.0 0 0
July 17 0.22 5 0.22 3 0.00 2 1 3 0 0.0 0 0
Aug 17 1.76 11 1.60 8 0.16 3 1 6 1 0.0 0 0
Sept 17 0.17 6 0.17 3 0.00 3 1 2 0 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 10.46" 129 days 5.10" 67 5.36" 62 days 15 29 days 2 days 36.2" 16 days 46 days



Days in Water Year Cell Color Key
        Daily Observation with Prcp         Missing Day
        Multiday Observation         Daily/Multiday Observation Conflict

Day of Year Daily Prcp Multiday Prcp
10/1/2016 **
10/2/2016 **
10/3/2016 0.00
10/4/2016
10/5/2016 0.00
10/6/2016 **
10/7/2016 **
10/8/2016 **
10/9/2016 **
10/10/2016 **
10/11/2016 **
10/12/2016 **
10/13/2016 **
10/14/2016 **
10/15/2016 **
10/16/2016 **
10/17/2016 0.00
10/18/2016 0.00
10/19/2016
10/20/2016
10/21/2016 0.02
10/22/2016 0.01
10/23/2016 **
10/24/2016 **
10/25/2016 0.00
10/26/2016 **
10/27/2016 **
10/28/2016 **
10/29/2016 0.00
10/30/2016 0.00
10/31/2016 0.00
11/1/2016 **
11/2/2016 0.00
11/3/2016 **
11/4/2016 0.00
11/5/2016
11/6/2016 0.19
11/7/2016
11/8/2016
11/9/2016
11/10/2016 0.00
11/11/2016
11/12/2016
11/13/2016
11/14/2016
11/15/2016 0.09
11/16/2016 **
11/17/2016 **
11/18/2016 **
11/19/2016 **
11/20/2016 T
11/21/2016 0.00
11/22/2016 0.00
11/23/2016 0.00
11/24/2016 0.06
11/25/2016
11/26/2016
11/27/2016
11/28/2016 0.02
11/29/2016 **
11/30/2016 **
12/1/2016 **
12/2/2016 0.28
12/3/2016 0.12
12/4/2016 0.00
12/5/2016 0.00
12/6/2016 0.00
12/7/2016 0.00
12/8/2016 0.00
12/9/2016 0.00
12/10/2016 0.00
12/11/2016 0.00
12/12/2016
12/13/2016 0.00
12/14/2016 0.00
12/15/2016 0.00
12/16/2016 0.08
12/17/2016 0.00
12/18/2016 0.28
12/19/2016 0.00
12/20/2016
12/21/2016
12/22/2016
12/23/2016
12/24/2016
12/25/2016 0.00
12/26/2016 **
12/27/2016 **
12/28/2016 **
12/29/2016 0.28
12/30/2016 0.84
12/31/2016 0.56
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2017 0.00
1/2/2017 0.00
1/3/2017
1/4/2017 0.16
1/5/2017 0.13
1/6/2017 0.00
1/7/2017 0.00
1/8/2017 0.00
1/9/2017
1/10/2017
1/11/2017
1/12/2017 T
1/13/2017 0.00
1/14/2017 0.02
1/15/2017 0.20
1/16/2017 0.20
1/17/2017
1/18/2017 0.00
1/19/2017 0.00
1/20/2017 0.00
1/21/2017 **
1/22/2017 **
1/23/2017 **
1/24/2017 **
1/25/2017 **
1/26/2017 **
1/27/2017 **
1/28/2017 **
1/29/2017 4.50
1/30/2017
1/31/2017
2/1/2017
2/2/2017
2/3/2017 0.00
2/4/2017
2/5/2017
2/6/2017
2/7/2017
2/8/2017
2/9/2017
2/10/2017
2/11/2017
2/12/2017
2/13/2017
2/14/2017
2/15/2017
2/16/2017
2/17/2017
2/18/2017
2/19/2017
2/20/2017
2/21/2017
2/22/2017
2/23/2017
2/24/2017
2/25/2017
2/26/2017
2/27/2017
2/28/2017
3/1/2017
3/2/2017
3/3/2017
3/4/2017
3/5/2017
3/6/2017
3/7/2017
3/8/2017
3/9/2017
3/10/2017
3/11/2017
3/12/2017
3/13/2017
3/14/2017
3/15/2017
3/16/2017
3/17/2017
3/18/2017
3/19/2017
3/20/2017
3/21/2017
3/22/2017
3/23/2017
3/24/2017
3/25/2017
3/26/2017
3/27/2017
3/28/2017
3/29/2017
3/30/2017
3/31/2017
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2017
4/2/2017
4/3/2017
4/4/2017
4/5/2017
4/6/2017
4/7/2017
4/8/2017
4/9/2017
4/10/2017
4/11/2017
4/12/2017
4/13/2017
4/14/2017
4/15/2017
4/16/2017
4/17/2017
4/18/2017
4/19/2017
4/20/2017
4/21/2017
4/22/2017
4/23/2017
4/24/2017
4/25/2017
4/26/2017
4/27/2017
4/28/2017
4/29/2017
4/30/2017
5/1/2017
5/2/2017
5/3/2017
5/4/2017
5/5/2017
5/6/2017
5/7/2017
5/8/2017
5/9/2017
5/10/2017
5/11/2017
5/12/2017
5/13/2017
5/14/2017
5/15/2017
5/16/2017
5/17/2017 0.00
5/18/2017
5/19/2017
5/20/2017
5/21/2017
5/22/2017
5/23/2017
5/24/2017
5/25/2017
5/26/2017 0.01
5/27/2017
5/28/2017
5/29/2017
5/30/2017
5/31/2017
6/1/2017
6/2/2017
6/3/2017
6/4/2017
6/5/2017
6/6/2017
6/7/2017
6/8/2017
6/9/2017
6/10/2017
6/11/2017
6/12/2017
6/13/2017
6/14/2017
6/15/2017 0.00
6/16/2017 **
6/17/2017 **
6/18/2017 0.14
6/19/2017
6/20/2017 0.12
6/21/2017
6/22/2017
6/23/2017
6/24/2017
6/25/2017
6/26/2017
6/27/2017
6/28/2017
6/29/2017
6/30/2017
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2017
7/2/2017
7/3/2017
7/4/2017
7/5/2017
7/6/2017
7/7/2017
7/8/2017
7/9/2017
7/10/2017
7/11/2017
7/12/2017
7/13/2017
7/14/2017
7/15/2017
7/16/2017
7/17/2017
7/18/2017 **
7/19/2017 0.00
7/20/2017 0.01
7/21/2017
7/22/2017
7/23/2017
7/24/2017
7/25/2017
7/26/2017
7/27/2017
7/28/2017
7/29/2017 0.06
7/30/2017 0.15
7/31/2017
8/1/2017 **
8/2/2017 **
8/3/2017 0.16
8/4/2017 0.05
8/5/2017
8/6/2017 0.00
8/7/2017 0.20
8/8/2017
8/9/2017
8/10/2017
8/11/2017
8/12/2017
8/13/2017
8/14/2017
8/15/2017 0.74
8/16/2017 0.21
8/17/2017
8/18/2017 0.14
8/19/2017
8/20/2017
8/21/2017
8/22/2017
8/23/2017
8/24/2017
8/25/2017
8/26/2017
8/27/2017
8/28/2017 0.26
8/29/2017 T
8/30/2017
8/31/2017
9/1/2017 **
9/2/2017 **
9/3/2017 0.00
9/4/2017
9/5/2017
9/6/2017 0.16
9/7/2017 0.01
9/8/2017
9/9/2017
9/10/2017
9/11/2017
9/12/2017
9/13/2017
9/14/2017
9/15/2017
9/16/2017
9/17/2017
9/18/2017
9/19/2017
9/20/2017 0.00
9/21/2017
9/22/2017
9/23/2017
9/24/2017
9/25/2017
9/26/2017
9/27/2017
9/28/2017
9/29/2017
9/30/2017



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/5/2016 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 clear blue skies; highs in the mid-forties by late afternoon.
10/18/2016 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Partly cloudy but there is sunshine. Pond is finally starting to freeze over.
10/21/2016 9:00 AM 0.02 1.0 0.02 1.0 M snow started falling shortly before 1 PM on 10/20 and continued on and off through 9 AM this morning, 10/21
10/22/2016 9:00 AM 0.01 0.2 M 1.0 M Snow fell in big flakes on and off all day yesterday; not certain when it stopped because it was clear skies at 4 AM this morning.
10/30/2016 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.5 M High humidity but no actual rain drops has left roadways slick with temperatures 30-33 F.
10/31/2016 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.2 M
11/6/2016 9:00 AM 0.19 2.2 M 2.2 M snow started coming down about 10 AM, continued all day, very lightly, but never let up until about 10:30 PM
11/10/2016 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M
11/15/2016 9:00 AM 0.09 1.0 M 2.0 M still very fine snow coming down
11/21/2016 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 2.5 M Temperatures continue below zero with sunshine between 10 AM and 3 PM, but we continue to lose several minutes every day of actual daylight.
11/22/2016 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 2.5 M
11/23/2016 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 2.5 M
11/24/2016 9:00 AM 0.06 0.2 M 2.5 M
11/28/2016 9:00 AM 0.02 0.2 M 4.0 M
12/3/2016 9:00 AM 0.12 1.0 M 9.5 M
12/4/2016 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 9.0 M
12/5/2016 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 9.0 M
12/6/2016 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 8.5 M
12/7/2016 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 8.5 M
12/8/2016 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 8.5 M
12/9/2016 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 8.5 M
12/10/2016 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 8.5 M
12/11/2016 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 8.0 M
12/13/2016 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 8.0 M
12/14/2016 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 7.5 M
12/15/2016 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 7.5 M
12/16/2016 9:00 AM 0.08 1.0 M 8.0 M
12/17/2016 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 8.0 M
12/18/2016 9:00 AM 0.28 5.0 M 12.0 M
12/19/2016 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 12.0 M
12/25/2016 10:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 6.5 M
12/30/2016 9:00 AM 0.84 10.5 M 22.5 M
12/31/2016 9:00 AM 0.56 M M M M Heavy winds all afternoon and evening meant measuring snow on board wasn't accurate of accumulation since one side corner was bare while another corner measured 3.2 inches of new snow.
1/1/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 17.0 M
1/2/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 16.5 M
1/4/2017 9:00 AM 0.16 1.7 M 17.5 M
1/5/2017 9:00 AM 0.13 3.0 M 19.0 M Very windy (gusts maybe 25-30 mph) but sky is clear.
1/6/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 10.5 M
1/7/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 10.5 M 24 below zero F this morning; crystal clear all day yesterday; aurora was visible last night from about 11:30 PM to 1 AM
1/8/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 10.5 M 22 below zero F; skies clear
1/12/2017 9:00 AM T 0.1 0.01 9.5 M
1/13/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 9.5 M
1/14/2017 9:00 AM 0.02 0.5 M 10.0 M
1/15/2017 9:00 AM 0.20 5.1 M 15.5 M
1/16/2017 9:00 AM 0.20 3.5 M 23.5 M
1/18/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 14.5 M
1/19/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 14.0 M
1/20/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 14.0 M
2/3/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 21.0 M
5/17/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
5/26/2017 9:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Hail fell for 10 minutes between 9:05 and 9:15 PM last night. No frost or freezing water observed this morning.
6/15/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
6/20/2017 9:00 AM 0.12 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
7/20/2017 9:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
7/29/2017 9:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Heavy rain three short times throughout the day, maybe 15-20 minutes maximum each time.
7/30/2017 9:00 AM 0.15 M M M M Heavy rain from about 7 to 8:30 PM
8/4/2017 9:00 AM 0.05 M M M M
8/6/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/7/2017 9:00 AM 0.20 M M M M
8/15/2017 9:00 AM 0.74 M M M M
8/16/2017 9:00 AM 0.21 M M M M
8/18/2017 9:00 AM 0.14 M M M M
8/28/2017 9:00 AM 0.26 M M M M
8/29/2017 9:00 AM T M M M M
9/6/2017 9:00 AM 0.16 M M M M
9/7/2017 9:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Sun was shining brightly but the rain came down for maybe 20 minutes in a steady downpour between about 7:45 AM and 8:15 AM this morning.
9/20/2017 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
9/30/2016 10/03/2016 9:00 AM 4 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mostly clear skies and temperatures as high as 55 F.
10/6/2016 10/09/2016 9:00 AM 4 0.00 0.0 0.00 Blue skies, 40s F highs and mid to low 20s F at night. Wonderful fall weather!
10/7/2016 10/17/2016 9:00 AM 11 0.00 0.0 0.00 heavy north winds, 25 kts gusting to 33 knts, 10/16 and today, but mostly sunny
10/23/2016 10/25/2016 9:00 AM 3 0.00 0.4 M Sunny but cold; -1F warms to about 15F; amazing aurora borealis at night as there have been very clear skies
10/26/2016 10/29/2016 9:00 AM 4 0.00 0.3 M snow has evaporated/melted in places; the total is an average.
11/1/2016 11/02/2016 9:00 AM 2 0.00 0.0 0.00 2nd driest October here in Fairbanks, AK - driest was in 1914!
11/3/2016 11/04/2016 9:00 AM 2 0.00 0.0 0.00
11/16/2016 11/20/2016 9:00 AM 5 T 2.5 M Consistent below zero temperatures and clear skies daily.
11/29/2016 12/02/2016 9:00 AM 4 0.28 9.0 M Snow still coming down at 9AM; road advisories out through 6 PM on 12/2/16
12/26/2016 12/29/2016 2:00 PM 4 0.28 14.0 M Snow started to fall shortly before 3 PM; winter storm warnings in effect until Saturday morning.
1/21/2017 1/29/2017 9:00 AM 9 4.50 22.8 M
6/16/2017 6/18/2017 9:00 AM 3 0.14 0.0 M
7/18/2017 7/19/2017 9:00 AM 2 0.00 0.0 M
8/1/2017 8/03/2017 9:00 AM 3 0.16 M M It has rained intermittently for all three days - sometimes for less than five minutes.
9/1/2017 9/03/2017 9:00 AM 3 0.00 M M



Observation Date Observation Time Notes Largest Stone Size Average Stone Size Smallest Stone Size Stone Consistency Duration Minutes Durration Accuracy Damage Timing More Rain than Hail Hail Started Largest Hail Started Angle of Impact Number of Stones on Pad Distance Between Stones on Pad Depth of Stones on Ground