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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS, AK                               
539 PM ADT MON SEP 9 2002

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...THE FAIRBANKS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 9 2002...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         47        MM  74    1929  58    -11       58        
  MINIMUM         43        MM  24    1992  38      5       38        
  AVERAGE         45                        48     -3       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.01          0.51 1951   0.04  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.42                      0.39   0.03     0.22    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.42                      0.39   0.03     0.22    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.14                      7.27   3.87     7.62    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY           MM             T    1936  MM     MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                      MM     MM        0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                      MM     MM        0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                      MM      0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           20                        17      3       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  122                       137    -15      136       
  SINCE SEP 1    122                       137    -15      136       
  SINCE JUL 1    568                       541     27      531       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     45                        74    -29       29       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     53           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE FAIRBANKS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        75      1965                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        18      1992                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET 
9  SEPTEMBER 2002......SUNRISE   656 AM   SUNSET   840 PM
10  SEPTEMBER 2002......SUNRISE   659 AM   SUNSET   836 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).......13:44
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)...-0:06:40