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CDAK49 PAFG 290953
CLIFAI
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS, AK                               
1251 AM AST THU JAN 29 2004

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...THE FAIRBANKS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 28 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        -20    406 PM  42    1945   1    -21        3       
  MINIMUM        -36   1044 AM -60    1933 -19    -17      -10       
  AVERAGE        -28                        -9    -19       -3      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.51 1991   0.01  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.31                      0.53  -0.22     0.26    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.90                      1.27  -0.37     0.67    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.31                      0.53  -0.22     0.26    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           8.3  1991   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    8.5                       9.8   -1.3      6.3     
  SINCE DEC 1     18.1                      23.2   -5.1     15.9     
  SINCE JUL 1     48.4                      52.0   -3.6     32.2     
  SNOW DEPTH      18                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       93                        74     19       68       
  MONTH TO DATE 2221                      2093    128     1920       
  SINCE DEC 1   4510                      4292    218     3775       
  SINCE JUL 1   8301                      8480   -179     7134       
                                                                     
 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     8   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED     8   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     1.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90          M500 PM                                     
 LOWEST     77          M200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       
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THE FAIRBANKS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    1        35      1994                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)  -19       -58      1933                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 29 2004.......SUNRISE   948 AM AST   SUNSET   422 PM AST   
JANUARY 30 2004.......SUNRISE   945 AM AST   SUNSET   426 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)........ 6:34  
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....+0:06:37   

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RT JAN 04