000 CDAK49 PAFG 310957 CLIFAI CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS, AK 1254 AM AST FRI DEC 31 2004 ................................... ...THE FAIRBANKS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 30 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 .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 5 1159 PM 35 1982 1 4 20 MINIMUM -23 737 AM -57 1961 -18 -5 11 AVERAGE -9 -8 -1 16 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.19 1951 0.02 -0.02 0.14 MONTH TO DATE 0.76 0.72 0.04 0.59 SINCE DEC 1 0.76 0.72 0.04 0.59 SINCE JAN 1 8.60 10.32 -1.72 13.85 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 2.4 1951 0.4 -0.4 2.2 MONTH TO DATE 15.0 12.9 2.1 9.5 SINCE DEC 1 15.0 12.9 2.1 9.5 SINCE JUL 1 45.7 41.7 4.0 39.8 SNOW DEPTH 17 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 74 73 1 49 MONTH TO DATE 2045 2125 -80 2219 SINCE DEC 1 2045 2125 -80 2219 SINCE JUL 1 5815 6313 -498 6010 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 193 74 119 31 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 7 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 1.1 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 86 LOWEST 69 .......................................................... THE FAIRBANKS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 0 39 1969 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) -18 -59 1912 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 31 2004......SUNRISE 1055 AM AST SUNSET 255 PM AST JANUARY 1 2005.......SUNRISE 1054 AM AST SUNSET 257 PM AST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && ---------------------------- AVAILABLE DAYLIGHT AMOUNT OF DAYLIGHT TODAY (HOUR:MIN)........4:00 GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....+0:03:06 ---------------------------- $$