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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS, AK                               
100 AM AST MON MAR 11 2002

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...THE FAIRBANKS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 10 2002...

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)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         20    320 PM  50    1992  21     -1       25       
  MINIMUM        -10   1139 PM -41    1930  -7     -3        2       
  AVERAGE          5                         7     -2       14      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.71 1918   0.01  -0.01     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.10  -0.10     0.03    
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.10  -0.10     0.03    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.72                      1.02  -0.30     1.09    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           7.1  1918   0.2   -0.2      0.9     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.1                       2.0   -1.9      0.9     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.1                       2.0   -1.9      0.9     
  SINCE JUL 1     29.8                      61.1  -31.3     39.7     
  SNOW DEPTH      11                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       60                        58      2       51       
  MONTH TO DATE  577                       601    -24      521       
  SINCE MAR 1    577                       601    -24      521       
  SINCE JUL 1  10805                     11148   -343    10170       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        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 WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    64          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     25           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    45                                                       
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THE FAIRBANKS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22        47      1988                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   -6       -41      1930                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET 
11  MARCH 2002......SUNRISE   725 AM   SUNSET   641 PM
12  MARCH 2002......SUNRISE   721 AM   SUNSET   644 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)........11:16
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)...+0:06:44