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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS, AK                               
134 AM AST TUE DEC 3 2002

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...THE FAIRBANKS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 2 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         23   1240 AM  41    1992   6     17      -22       
  MINIMUM         14   1145 PM -46    1906 -13     27      -28       
  AVERAGE         19                        -4     23      -25      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.29 1992   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.00                      0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.02                      9.64   3.38     8.26    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.3  1992   0.5   -0.5      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.0   -1.0      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                       1.0   -1.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     16.3                      29.8  -13.5      9.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       3                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       46                        69    -23       90       
  MONTH TO DATE   83                       137    -54      174       
  SINCE DEC 1     83                       137    -54      174       
  SINCE JUL 1   3442                      4325   -883     4342       
                                                                     
 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    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED     7   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     1.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     84           100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    90                                                       
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THE FAIRBANKS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE        6        44      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE      -13       -49      1916                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET 
3  DECEMBER 2002......SUNRISE  1026 AM   SUNSET   257 PM
4  DECEMBER 2002......SUNRISE  1029 AM   SUNSET   255 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)..................4:31
GAIN/LOSS FROM YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC).............-0:04:57