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CDAK49 PAFG 210944
CLIFAI
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS, AK                               
1242 AM AST WED JAN 21 2004

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...THE FAIRBANKS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 20 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          8    632 PM  45    1961  -1      9       20       
  MINIMUM        -13    102 AM -65    1906 -20      7       10       
  AVERAGE         -2                       -10      8       15      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          1.33 1937   0.02   0.00      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.20                      0.40  -0.20     0.26    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.79                      1.14  -0.35     0.67    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.20                      0.40  -0.20     0.26    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.4          10.5  1937   0.3    0.1      0.1     
  MONTH TO DATE    6.1                       7.4   -1.3      6.3     
  SINCE DEC 1     15.7                      20.8   -5.1     15.9     
  SINCE JUL 1     46.0                      49.6   -3.6     32.2     
  SNOW DEPTH      17                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       67                        75     -8       50       
  MONTH TO DATE 1607                      1496    111     1352       
  SINCE DEC 1   3896                      3695    201     3207       
  SINCE JUL 1   7687                      7883   -196     6566       
                                                                     
 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    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED     8   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87          M900 AM                                     
 LOWEST     65          M500 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE FAIRBANKS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE       -1        47      1961                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE      -19       -61      1906                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 21 2004.......SUNRISE  1012 AM AST   SUNSET   355 PM AST   
JANUARY 22 2004.......SUNRISE  1009 AM AST   SUNSET   358 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)........ 5:43   
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....+0:06:14   

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