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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS, AK                               
1233 AM AST MON DEC 2 2002

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...THE FAIRBANKS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 1 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         33    453 PM  37    1992   6     27      -16       
  MINIMUM         23   1159 PM -47    1990 -13     36      -23       
  AVERAGE         28                        -3     31      -19      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.37 1919   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.00                      0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.02                      9.62   3.40     8.26    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.9  1954   0.5   -0.5      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.5   -0.5      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                       0.5   -0.5      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     16.3                      29.3  -13.0      9.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       3                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       37                        68    -31       84       
  MONTH TO DATE   37                        68    -31       84       
  SINCE DEC 1     37                        68    -31       84       
  SINCE JUL 1   3396                      4256   -860     4252       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     45                        74    -29       29       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     7   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED     8   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     1.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           900 AM                                     
 LOWEST     85          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    93                                                       
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THE FAIRBANKS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE        6        41      1992                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE      -13       -46      1906                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET 
2  DECEMBER 2002......SUNRISE  1023 AM   SUNSET   259 PM
3  DECEMBER 2002......SUNRISE  1026 AM   SUNSET   257 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:..............4:36
GAIN/LOSS FROM YESTERDAT (HOUR:MIN:SEC).........-0:05:06