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CDAK49 PAFG 200935
CLIFAI
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS, AK                               
1232 AM AST TUE JAN 20 2004

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...THE FAIRBANKS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 19 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        -12   1159 PM  42    1981  -1    -11       23       
  MINIMUM        -46    351 AM -64    1906 -20    -26       11       
  AVERAGE        -29                       -10    -19       17      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.01 1937   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.18                      0.38  -0.20     0.26    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.77                      1.12  -0.35     0.67    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.18                      0.38  -0.20     0.26    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          15.5  1937   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    5.7                       7.1   -1.4      6.2     
  SINCE DEC 1     15.3                      20.5   -5.2     15.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     45.6                      49.3   -3.7     32.1     
  SNOW DEPTH      17                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       94                        75     19       48       
  MONTH TO DATE 1540                      1421    119     1302       
  SINCE DEC 1   3829                      3620    209     3157       
  SINCE JUL 1   7620                      7808   -188     6516       
                                                                     
 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     7   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED     8   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     1.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77          M800 PM                                     
 LOWEST     69          M600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE FAIRBANKS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   -1        45      1961                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)  -20       -65      1906                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 20 2004.......SUNRISE  1015 AM AST   SUNSET   351 PM AST   
JANUARY 21 2004.......SUNRISE  1012 AM AST   SUNSET   355 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)........ 5:37   
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....+0:06:10   

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