Alaska Climate Research Center

The Alaska State Climate Center
The Alaska State Climate Center
The Alaska State Climate Center

Fairbanks May 2015


Highlights

Fairbanks' mean monthly temperature was recorded as 55.3°F, 5.9°F above the normal 49.4°F. This is the second warmest May observed in Fairbanks ' climate history of more than a century. The mean maximum temperature for the month was 69.2°F, breaking the record for the month by 1.6°F, with the old record set in 1995. The highest temperature for the month was 86°F on the 23rd, which also set a record for that day, breaking the 2002 record by 6°F. One more daily high record was set; on the 17th, the 77°F observed broke the 1923 record for the day by 1°F. The coldest temperature for the month was 28°F which occurred on the 6th.

The 0.29” of precipitation that were measured for the month was just 48% of the expected amount. There was no recorded snowfall, while 0.9” is the normal long-term amount. The highest wind speed was 30 mph from a southwesterly direction on the 16th, while the average wind speed was 4.7 mph.