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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS, AK                               
339 PM AST MON FEB 11 2002

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...THE FAIRBANKS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 11 2002...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0300 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 SNOW/HEATING DEGREE DAYS 1961-1990
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1904 TO 2002

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         17    255 PM  45    1980   6     11       26       
  MINIMUM        -11    326 AM -53    1932 -17      6       20       
  AVERAGE          3                        -5      8       23      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            T             0.86 1966   0.01  -0.01     0.40    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.11                      0.19  -0.08     0.44    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.89                      1.49  -0.60     1.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.65                      0.75  -0.10     0.84    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            T            16.0  1966   0.3   -0.3      6.1     
  MONTH TO DATE    2.4                       3.3   -0.9      6.9     
  SINCE DEC 1     18.4                      26.3   -7.9     16.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     27.9                      54.0  -26.1     35.0     
  SNOW DEPTH      13                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           62                        70     -8       42       
  MONTH TO DATE  765                       790    -25      654       
  SINCE DEC 1   4997                      5335   -338     4419       
  SINCE JUL 1   9165                      9416   -251     8687       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    95          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     78           300 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    87                                                       
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THE FAIRBANKS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    7        44      1942                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)  -17       -53      1932                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET 
11  FEBRUARY 2002......SUNRISE   904 AM   SUNSET   510 PM
12  FEBRUARY 2002......SUNRISE   900 AM   SUNSET   513 PM

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.