Fairbanks, AK

Alaska · Records since 1904–2026

⛅ 52°F Feels like 46°
Currently in Fairbanks
As of 5:45 PM AKDT

Records for September 26

🔥 Record High

69°F

September 26, 1934

+19° from 50° normal

❄ Record Low

11°F

September 26, 1909

-21° from 32° normal
🌞 Normal high: 50°F 🌑 Normal low: 32°F 1991–2020 normals

All-Time Records — Fairbanks

🔥
96°F
Hottest Day Ever
Jun 15, 1969
❄
-66°F
Coldest Day Ever
Jan 14, 1934
🌧
3.42"
Wettest Day Ever
Aug 12, 1967
☃
16.0"
Most Snow in One Day
Feb 11, 1966

First & Last Dates — Fairbanks

How early and how late each seasonal turning point has ever arrived, across the full period of record

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Range ever recorded Normal date (1991–2020)
144 days
Longest growing season
1974
24 days
Shortest growing season
1922
119 days
Normal growing season
1991–2020 average

Top 10 Record Highs — September 26

# Temp Date
🏆 69°F September 26, 1934
2 68°F September 26, 1929
3 67°F September 26, 1966
4 62°F September 26, 1927
5 62°F September 26, 1907
6 61°F September 26, 2012
7 61°F September 26, 2002
8 61°F September 26, 1997
9 61°F September 26, 1976
10 60°F September 26, 1987

Top 5 Record Lows — September 26

# Temp Date
🥶 11°F September 26, 1909
2 12°F September 26, 1992
3 12°F September 26, 1983
4 13°F September 26, 1946
5 15°F September 26, 1908
About this data — Records are sourced from the NOAA Threadex dataset via RCC ACIS, a quality-controlled record for long-term climate stations. Threadex adjusts for station relocations and observation-time changes, making records comparable across all years since 1904–2026. Climate normals represent the 1991–2020 average.

Heat Wave Summary — Fairbanks

threshold: 80°F (90th percentile of historical Jun–Aug highs)
4.6
Avg heat wave length
days (historical)
86°
Avg peak temp
during heat waves
0
Dangerous nights 2026
Overnights ≥ 70°F
0
Heat waves 2026
so far

Days ≥ 90°F Per Year

1915–2026
0
2026 so far
2
Avg/year 1970–2025
1
Avg/year (last 10 complete)
3
Most in a year (1916)

Average Daily High by Decade

Full year · complete decades only

Longest Heat Waves — Fairbanks

# Dates Days Peak Avg High Avg Overnight Low
🏆 Jul 7, 1918 – Jul 23, 1918 17 91°F (Jul 16) 86°F 50°F
2 Jun 19, 1991 – Jul 2, 1991 14 94°F (Jun 21) 85°F 60°F
3 Jun 12, 1969 – Jun 23, 1969 12 96°F (Jun 15) 86°F 56°F
4 Jun 27, 1986 – Jul 7, 1986 11 91°F (Jul 5) 86°F 56°F
5 Jul 11, 1993 – Jul 20, 1993 10 93°F (Jul 15) 85°F 53°F
6 Jun 4, 1957 – Jun 13, 1957 10 89°F (Jun 10) 84°F 54°F
7 Jun 19, 1983 – Jun 27, 1983 9 91°F (Jun 25) 83°F 58°F
8 Jun 29, 1990 – Jul 7, 1990 9 90°F (Jul 4) 86°F 58°F
9 Jul 18, 1968 – Jul 26, 1968 9 89°F (Jul 24) 85°F 55°F
10 Jun 19, 2004 – Jun 27, 2004 9 88°F (Jun 20) 84°F 60°F

Heat Waves Per Year

Warm Summer Nights (Jun–Aug)

Nights where the overnight low exceeded the 1991–2020 normal low

37
2026 total
above-normal nights
42.6
Avg / summer
1970–2020
76
Most in a summer
2004

Above-Normal Summer Nights Per Year

Average June–August Low by Decade

Overnight lows · complete decades only

Precipitation

Annual totals and trend across the full period of record · see this year's standing →

Monthly Precipitation — Last 24 Months

Blue = actual · dashed line = monthly normal

Annual Precipitation Per Year (1904–2026)

Blue = above average · tan = below average · gold = 2026 (partial)
Since 1904, annual totals have trended +0.17" per decade, about +2.1" across the record.

Heavy Rain Days Per Year (≥ 1.0")

Compare year-to-year changes in days with heavy rainfall (≥ 1.0")

This Year — 2026

How Fairbanks is tracking against normal, year to date

Daily High Temperature vs Normal

Above normal Below normal

77 of 267 days with data were above the 1991–2020 normal high for their date.

Precipitation, Year to Date

13.83"
2026 YTD
Normal: 9.37"
+4.46"
3.97"
September so far
September normal: 1.35"
+2.62"
0
2026 heavy rain days
Days with ≥ 1.0"

Accumulation vs. Normal

Running total since Jan 1 against the normal pace for the same date · Fairbanks is 4.46" ahead of the normal pace

Period Review — Aug 26 – Sep 25, 2026

Any window, evaluated against every other year on record — 31 days

Quick picks: Last 7 days Last 30 days Last 90 days This month
Seasons: Spring (Mar–May) Summer (Jun–Aug) Fall (Sep–Nov)
47.5°F
Average temperature
58th-coolest of 122
-0.8°
vs. average
Normal: 48.3°F (1991–2020)

Average Temperature by Year — Aug 26 – Sep 25

1905–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.31° per decade (warming since 1905)

Precipitation by Year — Aug 26 – Sep 25

1905–2025 · 2026 highlighted · trend -0.02" per decade (drier since 1905)

Warmest Aug 26 – Sep 25 on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 1974 55.5°F
2 1995 54.1°F
3 1938 52.1°F
4 2011 52.0°F
5 1997 52.0°F
6 1989 51.8°F
7 2009 51.8°F
8 1949 51.8°F
9 2006 51.4°F
10 1929 51.1°F

Coolest Aug 26 – Sep 25 on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 1992 37.1°F
2 1913 40.8°F
3 1922 41.1°F
4 1927 41.3°F
5 1908 41.7°F
6 1948 41.7°F
7 1905 41.8°F
8 2004 42.3°F
9 1962 42.9°F
10 1932 42.9°F
About this data. Pick any start and end date and this becomes the same kind of review as the Month and Fall tabs, just for exactly the window you asked for — the generalized version of the same engine, evaluated across every year on record. Average temperature is the mean of each day's (high + low) / 2; precipitation is the sum of daily totals. A year missing more than about a fifth of the window's days is excluded from the temperature ranking; any missing day excludes a year from the precipitation ranking, since an unreported day is unreported rain. Ranges that cross from December into January aren't supported yet. Normals are the 1991–2020 mean for the same window.
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