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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS, AK                               
435 PM ADT SUN MAY 5 2002

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...THE FAIRBANKS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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         50    254 PM  70    1960  55     -5       44       
  MINIMUM         28    404 AM  11    1945  30     -2       30       
  AVERAGE         39                        42     -3       37      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          0.27 1941   0.01  -0.01     0.12    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.10                      0.05   0.05     0.32    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.30                      0.54   2.76     0.91    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.02                      1.46   2.56     1.97    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0           2.9  2001   0.1   -0.1      2.9     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.8                       0.5    1.3      6.4     
  SINCE MAR 1     19.4                      10.0    9.4     17.2     
  SINCE JUL 1     49.1                      69.1  -20.0     56.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           26                        22      4       28       
  MONTH TO DATE  155                       115     40      174       
  SINCE MAR 1   3101                      2818    283     2815       
  SINCE JUL 1  13329                     13365    -36    12464       
                                                                     
 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    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    42           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     21           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    32                                                       
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THE FAIRBANKS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        72      1951                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        12      1922                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET 
5  MAY 2002......SUNRISE   504 AM   SUNSET   1036 PM
6  MAY 2002......SUNRISE   501 AM   SUNSET   1039 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)........17:31
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)...+0:07:00