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CDAK49 PAFG 220955
CLIFAI
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS, AK                               
1253 AM AST THU JAN 22 2004

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...THE FAIRBANKS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 21 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         11   1157 PM  47    1961  -1     12       19       
  MINIMUM        -13    556 AM -61    1906 -19      6        9       
  AVERAGE         -1                       -10      9       14      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.53 1929   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.20                      0.42  -0.22     0.26    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.79                      1.16  -0.37     0.67    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.20                      0.42  -0.22     0.26    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           8.2  1933   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    6.1                       7.7   -1.6      6.3     
  SINCE DEC 1     15.7                      21.1   -5.4     15.9     
  SINCE JUL 1     46.0                      49.9   -3.9     32.2     
  SNOW DEPTH      17                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       66                        75     -9       51       
  MONTH TO DATE 1673                      1571    102     1403       
  SINCE DEC 1   3962                      3770    192     3258       
  SINCE JUL 1   7753                      7958   -205     6617       
                                                                     
 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     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    10   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          M300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     69          M300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       
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THE FAIRBANKS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE        0        37      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE      -19       -60      1906                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 22 2004.......SUNRISE  1009 AM AST   SUNSET   358 PM AST   
JANUARY 23 2004.......SUNRISE  1006 AM AST   SUNSET   401 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)........ 5:49   
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....+0:06:18   

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