Highlights

Fairbanks's September mean monthly temperature was 42.4°F, 2.5°F below the expected value of 44.9°F. The warmest temperature for the month was observed on the 3^rd at 69°F, while the minimum was nearly 50°F colder, at 20°F on the 26^th.

3.74" of precipitation were measured, 2.64" above the 1.10" normally expected. Contributing to this were two daily records set: on the 13^th 0.55" was measured, breaking the old 1992 record for that day by 0.06", and on the 29^th the 0.74" measured broke the 1954 record by 0.24". An incredible 20.9" of snow were measured, 19.1", or 1061% above the normal 1.8" of snow. This is a new monthly snowfall record, breaking the old 12.9" set in 1992. Two daily snow records were broken; on the 25^th 6.7" of snow was observed, shattering the old 1996 record for that day by 5.9", and on the 29^th, the same day that broke a daily rainfall record, 11.2" were observed, breaking the old 1972 record by 4.2". This snowfall also broke the record for snow for any September day, previously held by September 13^th, 1992, with 7.8". The average wind speed was 4.0 mph, while the maximum was 31 mph on the 10^th blowing from a southerly direction.