You can use this keyword to access custom data, passed to $.ajax() function:
$.ajax({
// ... // --> put ajax configuration parameters here
yourCustomData: {param1: 'any value', time: '1h24'}, // put your custom key/value pair here
success: successHandler
});
function successHandler(data, textStatus, jqXHR) {
alert(this.yourCustomData.param1); // shows "any value"
console.log(this.yourCustomData.time);
}