Driest October on record in Fairbanks

October 2016 was the driest on record in Fairbanks.
National Weather Service meteorologist Christopher Cox says the October precipitation tally at Fairbanks International Airport was the lowest in Fairbanks’ 106 years of weather records.
“We only had 0.02 inches of liquid precipitation in October and that was the driest October on record,” Cox said.
Cox said the airport recorded less than an inch of snow, well below the over 10 inch normal.
He said high pressure has blocked Ber