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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS, AK                               
440 PM ADT WED MAY 1 2002

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...THE FAIRBANKS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 2002...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 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         41    154 PM  75    1995  53    -12       36       
  MINIMUM         34    635 AM   4    1937  29      5       27       
  AVERAGE         38                        41     -3       32      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.02          0.60 2001   0.01   0.01     0.06    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.02                      0.01   0.01     0.06    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.22                      0.50   2.72     0.65    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.94                      1.42   2.52     1.71    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY           TRACE             1.0  1945   0.1   MM        0.3     
  MONTH TO DATE   TRACE                         0.1   MM        0.3     
  SINCE MAR 1     17.6                       9.6    8.0     11.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     47.3                      68.7  -21.4     49.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       TRACE                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           27                        24      3       33       
  MONTH TO DATE   27                        24      3       33       
  SINCE MAR 1   2973                      2727    246     2674       
  SINCE JUL 1  13201                     13274    -73    12323       
                                                                     
 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    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    18.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE FAIRBANKS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        78      1995                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29         5      1945                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET 
1  MAY 2002......SUNRISE   519 AM   SUNSET   1022 PM
2  MAY 2002......SUNRISE   515 AM   SUNSET   1025 PM

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