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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS, AK                               
133 AM ADT MON AUG 26 2002

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...THE FAIRBANKS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 25 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             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         64    503 PM  76    1987  64      0       65       
  MINIMUM         43    135 AM  31    1965  44     -1       51       
  AVERAGE         54                        54      0       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.04          0.76 1994   0.05  -0.01     0.22    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.90                      1.44   1.46     1.95    
  SINCE JUN 1      6.30                      4.57   1.73     5.07    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.60                      6.58   4.02     7.34    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2001   0.0    0.0      0.0         
  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       11                        11      0        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  258                       208     50      186       
  SINCE JUN 1    577                       508     69      476       
  SINCE JUL 1    380                       329     51      350       
                                                                     
 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       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     52           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE FAIRBANKS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        80      1981                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        25      1918                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET 
26  AUGUST 2002......SUNRISE   614 AM   SUNSET   931 PM
27  AUGUST 2002......SUNRISE   617 AM   SUNSET   928 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

LENGTH OF DAYLIGHT TODAY  (HOUR:MIN)........15:17
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)...-0:06:46