Matt Phelps

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Another morning right around -45F

Graphic plotting Fairbanks airport daily high and low temperatures Dec 1, 2025 to Feb 28, 2026 along with the 1991-2020 normal temperatures and significant snowfalls indicated.

Fairbanks winter in one graphic. Average temperature of -14.6F (-25.9C) lowest since 1970-71. However, the lowest temperature of -50F (-45.6C) was not especially unusual. Snowy, but mid-winter 2021-22 had more snow and 2016-17 almost exactly the same snowfall Dec-Feb. #akwx #Climate #Winter2026

Hit -50F exactly at 6:43am

Incredible

Decoded list of weather observations from Fairbanks Airport Sunday morning March 1, 2026 showing the low temperature between 3m and 9am AKST was -49F and at 9am visibility was one quarter mile in ice fog.

Fairbanks airport low temperature Sunday morning of -49F (-45.0C) ties the record low for March 1 (also 1956). The only lower March temps were March 12 & 13, 1911, when the low temp both days was -56F. Also, this is likely the first time with dense ice fog in March since Mar 1, 1956. #akwx #Climate

The rare March -40 club

Time series plot of Fairbanks, Alaska winter (Dec-Feb) average temperature each season 1929-30 to 2025-26. The ten highest and lowest values are color coded and two era means are shown (1929-30 to 1975-76 and 1976-77 to present).

Fairbanks airport December through February 2025-26 average temperature was -14.6F (-25.9C), which is 10.5F (5.8C) below the 1991-2020 normal. This is the eighth coldest winter in the past century and the first "top ten" coldest since 1970-71. #akwx #Climate #Winter2026 @leahwrenn.bsky.social

Happy first day of meteorological spring

It is currently -48F

Audubon sketches of five commonly seen winter birds in eastern Interior Alaska with the Tanacross Dene names annotated. Left to right: jîiz (Canada jay), ts’egąąg (chickadee), dįįts nęy (redpoll), taatsą́ą’ (raven), thuls̲h̲iid (boreal owl).

Commonly seen winter birds in eastern Interior Alaska with their rightful Tanacross Dene names. Bird sketches courtesy @audubon.org #Dene #Language #Alaska #Birds

Already back down to -25F and falling fast

Maybe one last -50F at my house for the season

And back down to -40 at my house again. What a wild winter.

I’m right by Big Eldorado creek

Sitting right around -50F at my house this morning

Best winter ever

Low temperature at Fairbanks airport through Friday 545am has been -49F (-45.0C). This is the lowest temperature this late in the season since March 1, 1956 (-49F). Of course, the temp could well go lower in the next several hours. #akwx #Winter2026 @carrieinfbx.bsky.social

The high temperature in Fairbanks today was -21F. It's been 70 years since Fairbanks had a high temp in the -20Fs this late into the season. @alaskawx.bsky.social

Decoded hourly weather observations at Fairbanks airport showing the low temperature of -46F on February 26, 2026.

Fairbanks Airport low temperature Thursday morning of -46F (-43.3C) is the lowest temperature this late in the season since March 15, 1964, when the low was also -46F. #akwx #weather #Winter2026 @leahwrenn.bsky.social @coyotetrail.bsky.social @leepetersen.bsky.social

Sitting around -45F at my cabin this morning

Might I suggest grabbing some tacos before heading to UAF for the Science for Alaska presentation tonight?

Yes

Instead of watching the state of the union, you could try my alternative: listening to every cover you can find of The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald.

Should nicely extend our 32F or below streak

What if we didn’t

Screenshot of the February daily climate summary for Fairbanks Airport from NWS showing the monthly snowfall total through February 23 of 36.1 inches.

Fairbanks February snowfall total through Monday up 36.1 inches (91.7cm), the second highest February total on record and the tenth highest for any calendar month since 1915. #akwx #Climate #Snow @themattphelps.bsky.social @tomhewittnews.bsky.social @bikewritedave.bsky.social

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