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CDAK49 PAFG 260932
CLIFAI
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS, AK                            
  
1231 AM AST MON JAN 26 2004

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...THE FAIRBANKS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 25 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         -2    327 AM  45    1991   0     -2       -5    
  
  MINIMUM        -30   1147 PM -62    1911 -19    -11      -18    
  
  AVERAGE        -16                       -10     -6      -11    
 
                                                                  
  
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                
  
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.29 1968   0.02  -0.02     0.00 
  
  MONTH TO DATE    0.31                      0.50  -0.19     0.26 
  
  SINCE DEC 1      0.90                      1.24  -0.34     0.67 
  
  SINCE JAN 1      0.31                      0.50  -0.19     0.26 
  
                                                                  
  
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                     
  
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.2  1968   0.3   -0.3      0.0  
  
  MONTH TO DATE    8.5                       8.9   -0.4      6.3  
  
  SINCE DEC 1     18.1                      22.3   -4.2     15.9  
  
  SINCE JUL 1     48.4                      51.1   -2.7     32.2  
  
  SNOW DEPTH      19                                              
  
                                                                  
  
DEGREE DAYS                                                       
  
 HEATING                                                          
  
  YESTERDAY       81                        75      6       76    
  
  MONTH TO DATE 1964                      1871     93     1698    
  
  SINCE DEC 1   4253                      4070    183     3553    
  
  SINCE JUL 1   8044                      8258   -214     6912    
  
                                                                  
  
 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    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)    
  
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)    
  
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.6                                      
  
                                                                  
  
SKY COVER                                                         
  
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                           
  
                                                                  
  
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                
 
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                    
   
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                            
  
                                                                  
  
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                       
  
 HIGHEST    90          M900 AM                                   
 
 LOWEST     63          M700 PM                                   
 
 AVERAGE    77                                                    
  
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THE FAIRBANKS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                 
  
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    1        39      1991                 
  
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)  -19       -60      1934                 
  
                                                                  
  
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                
  
JANUARY 26 2004.......SUNRISE   957 AM AST   SUNSET   412 PM AST  

JANUARY 27 2004.......SUNRISE   954 AM AST   SUNSET   415 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)........ 6:15   
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....+0:06:30