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CDAK49 PAFG 280939
CLIFAI

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS, AK                               
134 AM ADT THU OCT 28 2004

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...THE FAIRBANKS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 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         33    307 PM  49    1940  23     10       30       
  MINIMUM         16   1159 PM -27    1996   7      9       26       
  AVERAGE         25                        15     10       28      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.08          0.17 1929   0.03   0.05     0.04    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.04                      0.81   0.23     0.26    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.38                      1.93   0.45     1.53    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.13                      8.81  -1.68    11.50    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.9           2.6  1951   0.5    0.4      0.9     
  MONTH TO DATE   14.5                      10.9    3.6      2.6     
  SINCE SEP 1     16.3                      13.6    2.7      2.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     16.3                      13.6    2.7      2.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       7                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       40                        50    -10       37       
  MONTH TO DATE  893                      1078   -185      842       
  SINCE SEP 1   1673                      1693    -20     1531       
  SINCE JUL 1   1847                      2097   -250     1950       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE JAN 1    193                        74    119       31       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED     7   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100                                                       
 LOWEST     84                                                       
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THE FAIRBANKS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22        48      1923                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    6       -17      1953                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 28 2004.......SUNRISE   928 AM ADT   SUNSET   542 PM ADT   
OCTOBER 29 2004.......SUNRISE   931 AM ADT   SUNSET   538 PM ADT   
                                                                    
-  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)........8:14
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....-0:06:44
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RT OCT 04