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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1231 AM AKST SUN DEC 5 2010

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 4 2010...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1904 TO 2010


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         14    352 AM  52    1934   5      9        7       
  MINIMUM         -2   1159 PM -53    1935 -13     11      -11       
  AVERAGE          6                        -4     10       -2      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.04          0.30 1927   0.02   0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.04                      0.08  -0.04      T      
  SINCE DEC 1      0.04                      0.08  -0.04      T      
  SINCE JAN 1     10.12                      9.68   0.44     8.01    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.6           4.8  1994   0.5    0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.6                       2.0   -1.4       T      
  SINCE DEC 1      0.6                       2.0   -1.4       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     19.9                      30.8  -10.9     12.9     
  SNOW DEPTH      10                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       59                        69    -10       67       
  MONTH TO DATE  297                       275     22      211       
  SINCE DEC 1    297                       275     22      211       
  SINCE JUL 1   3840                      4463   -623     4083       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     66                        74     -8       88       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    10   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92                                                       
 LOWEST     73                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    5        58      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)  -13       -55      1905                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 05 2010..........SUNRISE  1032 AM AKST   SUNSET  253 PM AKST
DECEMBER 06 2010..........SUNRISE  1034 AM AKST   SUNSET  252 PM AKST

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. 

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SNOW DEPTH IS MEASURED AT 3AM AKST/4AM AKDT

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AVAILABLE DAYLIGHT

AMOUNT OF DAYLIGHT TODAY  (HOUR:MIN)........4:21
LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY........................4 MINUTES
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