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CDAK49 PAFG 100934
CLIFAI
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS, AK                               
1235 AM AST SAT JAN 10 2004

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...THE FAIRBANKS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 9 2004...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1904 TO 2004

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM          0   1047 PM  40    2002  -1      1       11       
                                      1937                          
  MINIMUM        -13    116 PM -56    1952 -19      6      -10       
  AVERAGE         -6                       -10      4        1      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.75 1907   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.05                      0.18  -0.13     0.21    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.64                      0.92  -0.28     0.62    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.05                      0.18  -0.13     0.21    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           7.5  1907   0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    3.4                       3.6   -0.2      5.3     
  SINCE DEC 1     13.0                      17.0   -4.0     14.9     
  SINCE JUL 1     43.3                      45.8   -2.5     31.2     
  SNOW DEPTH      17                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       71                        75     -4       64       
  MONTH TO DATE  687                       671     16      678       
  SINCE DEC 1   2976                      2870    106     2533       
  SINCE JUL 1   6767                      7058   -291     5892       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                       

  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83          M500 PM                                     
 LOWEST     64          M400 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE FAIRBANKS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   -1        40      1937                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)  -19       -56      1952                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 10 2004.......SUNRISE  1040 AM AST   SUNSET   319 PM AST   
JANUARY 11 2004.......SUNRISE  1037 AM AST   SUNSET   322 PM AST   
                                                                    
-  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

AMOUNT OF DAYLIGHT TODAY  (HOUR:MIN)........ 4:39   
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....+0:05:03   
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