Highlights

October for Fairbanks was 1.0°F above normal, with a monthly mean temperature of 25.2°F observed. The coldest temperature recorded for the month was 1°F occurring on both the 29^th and 31^st, while the highest temperature was 46°F on the 2^nd.

Precipitation totaled 0.44", 0.39" below normal. Snowfall was measured at 5.7", 53% of the 10.8" expected value. However, despite the lower amount of snowfall, on the 4^th 2.8" of snowfall was recorded, breaking the 1971 record for the day by 0.6". Snow depth was 2" at the end of the month. The highest wind speed was 27 mph from a northwesterly direction on the 20^th and the mean wind speed was 3.7 mph