000 
CDAK49 PAFG 230946
CLIFAI
AKZ222-232100-

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS, AK                               
143 AM ADT FRI AUG 23 2002

................................... 

...THE FAIRBANKS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 22 2002...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1904 TO 2002

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
..................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         53    507 PM  86    1977  65    -12       66       
  MINIMUM         43    811 AM  30    1905  45     -2       43       
  AVERAGE         48                        55     -7       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.13          1.57 1953   0.05   0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.70                      1.29   1.41     1.59    
  SINCE JUN 1      6.10                      4.42   1.68     4.71    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.40                      6.43   3.97     6.98    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2001   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2000                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUN 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                        11      6       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  218                       175     43      161       
  SINCE JUN 1    537                       475     62      451       
  SINCE JUL 1    340                       296     44      325       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                        11     -4        0       
  SINCE JUN 1     37                        73    -36       29       
  SINCE JAN 1     45                        73    -28       29       
..................................................................

WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     71           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       
..........................................................
                                                                     
THE FAIRBANKS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        83      1923                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        28      1994                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET 
23  AUGUST 2002......SUNRISE   604 AM   SUNSET   942 PM
24  AUGUST 2002......SUNRISE   607 AM   SUNSET   939 PM

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

LENGTH OF DAYLIGHT TODAY  (HOUR:MIN)........15:38
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)...-0:06:48