It is an interesting curiosity that the snow depth was reported at 1 inch for 11 consecutive days ending October 23, and this is tied for fifth longest such period (consecutive days at 1" snow depth). However, it's nowhere close to the record: in 1953, the snow depth remained at 1" for a remarkable 48 days ending December 9. The chart below shows the years with at least 11 consecutive days at 1" along with the number of days in the period with a high temperature above freezing. Most often a lengthy spell of 1" snowpack is accompanied by few or no days above freezing, but this year 8 of the 11 days saw the temperature rise above freezing. However, we should note that the Fairbanks snow depth measurements are now taken (I believe) at the #2 airport location, which is sheltered by vegetation and often runs several degrees cooler than the official temperature site; only 5 of 11 days rose above freezing at the #2 location.
On another note entirely, here's a webcam shot of shallow steam fog over the Tanana River at Nenana early on Sunday morning, with an air temperature of 4 °F at the airport nearby. The tendrils of mist form when air that has been warmed and moistened in contact with the water surface mixes with colder air a few feet above the surface. A lot of interesting microscale physics was occurring within that shallow layer of intense temperature gradient!
