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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS, AK                               
337 PM AST SAT MAR 2 2002

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...THE FAIRBANKS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 2 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         28    259 PM  50    1938  16     12       18       
  MINIMUM         10    845 AM -46    1956 -11     21       -8       
  AVERAGE         19                         2     17        5      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          0.17 1934   0.01  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.00                      0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.72                      0.94  -0.22     1.06    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0           4.8  1934   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.6   -0.6      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       0.6   -0.6      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     29.7                      59.7  -30.0     38.8     
  SNOW DEPTH      12                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           46                        62    -16       60       
  MONTH TO DATE   94                       125    -31      110       
  SINCE MAR 1     94                       125    -31      110       
  SINCE JUL 1  10322                     10672   -350     9759       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     63           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE FAIRBANKS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   17        46      1957                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)  -11       -44      1956                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET 
2  MARCH 2002......SUNRISE   757 AM   SUNSET   612 PM
3  MARCH 2002......SUNRISE   754 AM   SUNSET   616 PM

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

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AVAILABLE DAYLIGHT:

AMOUNT OF DAYLIGHT TODAY  (HOUR:MIN)........10:15
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)...+0:06:46