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CLIFAI

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
450 PM AKDT WED APR 15 2009

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 15 2009...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1904 TO 2009


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         41    216 PM  61    1915  43     -2       22       
  MINIMUM         26    738 AM -13    1964  20      6        9       
  AVERAGE         34                        32      2       16      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            T             0.21 1963   0.01  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.06  -0.06     0.67    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.09                      0.34   0.75     0.77    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.20                      1.26   0.94     1.88    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            T             2.8  1963   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.5   -1.5      8.6     
  SINCE MAR 1     15.5                       7.0    8.5     10.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     71.5                      67.1    4.4     49.5     
  SNOW DEPTH      18                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           31                        33     -2       49       
  MONTH TO DATE  639                       573     66      594       
  SINCE MAR 1   2471                      2243    228     2123       
  SINCE JUL 1  13483                     12871    612    12246       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92                                                       
 LOWEST     44                                                       
 AVERAGE    68                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        59      1993                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   21       -12      1914                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 15 2009..........SUNRISE  616 AM AKDT   SUNSET  930 PM AKDT
APRIL 16 2009..........SUNRISE  612 AM AKDT   SUNSET  933 PM AKDT

                                                                    
-  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)........15:14
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................7 MINUTES
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DR APR 09