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CDAK49 PAFG 280933
CLIFAI
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS, AK                               
1231 AM AST WED JAN 28 2004

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...THE FAIRBANKS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 27 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         -1    238 PM  39    1945   1     -2        3       
  MINIMUM        -33   1029 PM -58    1933 -19    -14      -23       
  AVERAGE        -17                        -9     -8      -10      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.42 1975   0.01  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.31                      0.52  -0.21     0.26    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.90                      1.26  -0.36     0.67    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.31                      0.52  -0.21     0.26    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           8.2  1975   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    8.5                       9.5   -1.0      6.3     
  SINCE DEC 1     18.1                      22.9   -4.8     15.9     
  SINCE JUL 1     48.4                      51.7   -3.3     32.2     
  SNOW DEPTH      19                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       82                        74      8       75       
  MONTH TO DATE 2128                      2019    109     1852       
  SINCE DEC 1   4417                      4218    199     3707       
  SINCE JUL 1   8208                      8406   -198     7066       
                                                                     
 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     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    10   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     1.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    91          M800 PM                                     
 LOWEST     62          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE FAIRBANKS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    1        42      1945                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)  -19       -60      1933                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 28 2004.......SUNRISE   951 AM AST   SUNSET   419 PM AST   
JANUARY 29 2004.......SUNRISE   948 AM AST   SUNSET   422 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)........ 6:28   
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....+0:06:35   

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RT JAN 04