Preliminary Rainfall Totals

The NWS Fairbanks Office released a Public Information Statement at 1:30 p.m. today with preliminary rainfall totals for the storm. Figure 1 shows those values. In addition, the number of consecutive hours with measurable precipitation in Fairbanks ended at 1 p.m. AKDT at 37. This breaks the previous record of 33 set twice (data only goes back to 1974). Figure 2 shows the hourly precipitation during that time period (Note: the max 24-hour value is slightly different than what the NWS stated).

Figure 1. Storm totals around Fairbanks based on the NWS Public Information Statement.

Figure 2. Hourly precipitation for Fairbanks according to publicly available ASOS.

...STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN INTERIOR AND 
THE ALASKA RANGE AS OF 11 AM AKDT...

...DELTANA AND TANANA FLATS...

OKLAHOMA RAWS.........................................1.68 INCHES   
DONNELLY RAWS.........................................1.33 INCHES   
RHOADS CREEK..........................................1.20 INCHES  
BLAIR LAKES...........................................1.10 INCHES   
JARVIS CREEK..........................................1.10 INCHES  

...DENALI...

DENALI VISITOR CENTER.................................1.54 INCHES   
MARGUERITE CREEK......................................1.39 INCHES   
EIELSON VISITOR CENTER................................1.13 INCHES   

...EASTERN ALASKA RANGE...

GOLD KING.............................................3.56 INCHES
BOLIO.................................................1.05 INCHES

...MIDDLE TANANA VALLEY...

ESTER.................................................4.24 INCHES
MANCHU................................................3.94 INCHES
LITTLE CHENA RIVER (11 MILE CHSR).....................3.84 INCHES
TWO RIVERS............................................3.67 INCHES
FAIRBANKS 11NE CRN....................................3.64 INCHES   
UNIVERSITY WEST.......................................3.58 INCHES
BIRCH HILL............................................3.45 INCHES
FORT WAINWRIGHT.......................................3.35 INCHES
FAIRBANKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.......................3.31 INCHES
COLLEGE OBSERVITORY (UAF).............................3.11 INCHES
SMALL ARMS RANGE (FORT WAINWRIGHT)....................3.10 INCHES
CHENA RIVER AT GRANITE TORS CAMPGROUND................3.09 INCHES
NORTH BIAS DRIVE FAIRBANKS............................2.93 INCHES
SALCHA RAWS...........................................2.76 INCHES
LITTLE CHENA RIDGE....................................2.66 INCHES
CARIBOU PEAK..........................................2.49 INCHES
BONANZA CREEK.........................................2.49 INCHES
WICKERSHAM DOME.......................................2.45 INCHES
STUART CREEK..........................................2.31 INCHES
ANGEL CREEK...........................................2.14 INCHES
FISH CREEK............................................2.03 INCHES
UPPER NOME CREEK......................................1.91 INCHES
SALCHA RIVER AT JOHNSONS..............................1.78 INCHES

...UPPER TANANA VALLEY AND THE FORTYMILE COUNTRY...

GOODPASTER RIVER......................................1.32 INCHES

...YUKON FLATS AND SURROUNDING UPLANDS...

NOME CREEK (NR BEAVER CREEK)..........................1.54 INCHES
GOLDSTREAM CREEK NR LIVENGOOD.........................1.45 INCHES
EAGLE SUMMIT..........................................1.40 INCHES
LOST CREEK............................................1.17 INCHES