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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1235 AM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 6 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1904 TO 2012


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM        -12    246 PM  34    1934   1    -13       18       
  MINIMUM        -40   1158 PM -57    1975 -15    -25        5       
  AVERAGE        -26                        -8    -18       12      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.11          0.29 1993   0.02   0.09     0.07    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.17                      0.13   0.04     0.07    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.12                      0.77   0.35     0.30    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.17                      0.13   0.04     0.07    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        1.6           5.8  1993   0.4    1.2      0.8     
  MONTH TO DATE    2.1                       2.3   -0.2      0.8     
  SINCE DEC 1     14.3                      14.4   -0.1      4.9     
  SINCE JUL 1     27.7                      40.2  -12.5     24.2     
  SNOW DEPTH      16                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       91                        73     18       53       
  MONTH TO DATE  568                       434    134      289       
  SINCE DEC 1   2454                      2575   -121     2847       
  SINCE JUL 1   6569                      6706   -137     6390       
                                                                     
 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 GUST SPEED     8   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87                                                       
 LOWEST     69                                                       
 AVERAGE    78                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    1        33      1944                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)  -15       -55      1975                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 07 2012..........SUNRISE  1046 AM AKST   SUNSET  311 PM AKST
JANUARY 08 2012..........SUNRISE  1044 AM AKST   SUNSET  314 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)........4:25
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................5 MINUTES
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