Highlights

In Fairbanks the average temperature was 31.8°F, 0.1°F above the long term mean for April. The high temperature for the month was 59°F on the 23^rd and 24^th, and the lowest temperature of the month was -15°F on the 1^st. Precipitation for April was low with 0.07", only 1/3 of the expected value. Snow depth at the beginning of the month was 21", twice as much as the previous year, and on the 27^th it had melted. Wind speed averaged 5.5 mph and the highest gust was 33 mph on the 6^th.