Posted 10:58 PM by pamela

"With an average temperature of -15.9 degrees F this January, which was 6.2 degrees F cooler than normal, Fairbanks had a second straight month of below normal temperatures. The low for the month of –46 degrees F was recorded on three consecutive days from the 17th to the 19th and the high of 14 degrees F was hit a few days later on the 22nd. There were only 2 days during the month with an average temperature above 0 degrees F. Precipitation was light with a total water equivalent of 0.31 inches, which was 55% of normal. Snowfall totaled 8.5 inches and 18 inches of snow on the ground was reported at the end of the month." Quoted from the Alaska Climate Research Center.