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CLIFAI

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1244 AM AKST MON JAN 9 2012

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 8 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        -15    516 PM  40    1930   1    -16       17       
  MINIMUM        -35   1129 PM -53    1952 -15    -20       -1       
  AVERAGE        -25                        -8    -17        8      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.11          0.38 1960   0.02   0.09      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.30                      0.17   0.13     0.11    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.25                      0.81   0.44     0.34    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.30                      0.17   0.13     0.11    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        2.4           6.0  1960   0.4    2.0       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    6.3                       3.1    3.2      1.7     
  SINCE DEC 1     18.5                      15.2    3.3      5.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     31.9                      41.0   -9.1     25.1     
  SNOW DEPTH      20                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       90                        73     17       57       
  MONTH TO DATE  752                       580    172      397       
  SINCE DEC 1   2638                      2721    -83     2955       
  SINCE JUL 1   6753                      6852    -99     6498       
                                                                     
 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    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86                                                       
 LOWEST     66                                                       
 AVERAGE    76                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    1        40      2002                    
                                             1937                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)  -17       -56      1952                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 09 2012..........SUNRISE  1042 AM AKST   SUNSET  316 PM AKST
JANUARY 10 2012..........SUNRISE  1040 AM AKST   SUNSET  319 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)........4:34
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................5 MINUTES
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