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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS, AK                             
 
433 PM ADT SUN SEP 15 2002

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...THE FAIRBANKS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 15 2002...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 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         59    259 PM  75    1919  55      4       62     
 
  MINIMUM         39    324 AM  15    1992  35      4       38     
 
  AVERAGE         49                        45      4       50     

                                                                   
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                 
 
  TODAY            0.00          0.42 1925   0.04  -0.04     0.00  
 
  MONTH TO DATE    0.42                      0.63  -0.21     0.22  
 
  SINCE SEP 1      0.42                      0.63  -0.21     0.22  
 
  SINCE JAN 1     11.14                      7.51   3.63     7.62  
 
                                                                   
 
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                      
 
  TODAY            0.0           0.3  1962   0.1   -0.1      0.0   
 
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.4   -0.4      0.0   
 
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       0.4   -0.4      0.0   
 
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.4   -0.4      0.0   
 
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                               
 
                                                                   
 
DEGREE DAYS                                                        
 
 HEATING                                                           
 
  TODAY           16                        20     -4       15     
 
  MONTH TO DATE  226                       248    -22      226     
 
  SINCE SEP 1    226                       248    -22      226     
 
  SINCE JUL 1    672                       652     20      621     
 
                                                                   
 
 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     7   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)    
 
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     1.3                                       
 
                                                                   
 
SKY COVER                                                          
 
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                            
 
                                                                   
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                 

 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                         
  
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                             
 
                                                                   
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                        
 
 HIGHEST    85           300 AM                                    

 LOWEST     40           300 PM                                    

 AVERAGE    63                                                     
 
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THE FAIRBANKS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                  
 
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        71      1973                  
 
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        12      1992                  
 
                                                                   
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET 
15  SEPTEMBER 2002......SUNRISE   714 AM   SUNSET   818 PM
16  SEPTEMBER 2002......SUNRISE   717 AM   SUNSET   814 PM

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                     

R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                               

MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                      

T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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AMOUNT OF DAYLIGHT TODAY (HOUR:MIN)........13:04
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN)........-00:06:38