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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS, AK                               
145 AM ADT THU MAY 30 2002

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...THE FAIRBANKS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 29 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         64        MM  86    1947  66     -2       55        
  MINIMUM         42        MM  29    1934  43     -1       45        
  AVERAGE         53                        55     -2       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.74 1946   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.38                      0.54  -0.16     0.62    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.58                      1.03   2.55     1.21    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.30                      1.95   2.35     2.27    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1931   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.8                       0.6    1.2      7.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     19.4                      10.1    9.3     17.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     49.1                      69.2  -20.1     56.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                        10      2       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  442                       488    -46      604       
  SINCE MAR 1   3388                      3191    197     3245       
  SINCE JUL 1  13616                     13738   -122    12894       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    8                         0      8        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      8                         0      8        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      8                         0      8        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    53           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     30          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    42                                                       
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THE FAIRBANKS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE       67        84      1983                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE       43        28      1931                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET 
30  MAY 2002......SUNRISE   340 AM   SUNSET    002 AM
31  MAY 2002......SUNRISE   337 AM   SUNSET    006 AM

-  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)........20:22
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY   (HOUR:MIN:SEC)...+0:06:20.