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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1232 AM AKST TUE JAN 17 2012

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 16 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        -22    727 AM  52    2009   0    -22      -21       
  MINIMUM        -43   1134 PM -58    1934 -18    -25      -30       
  AVERAGE        -32                        -9    -23      -25      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          0.32 1933   0.02   0.00     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.42                      0.32   0.10     0.11    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.37                      0.96   0.41     0.34    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.42                      0.32   0.10     0.11    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.2           4.5  1929   0.3   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    7.4                       5.7    1.7      1.7     
  SINCE DEC 1     19.6                      17.8    1.8      5.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     33.0                      43.6  -10.6     25.1     
  SNOW DEPTH      17                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       97                        74     23       90       
  MONTH TO DATE 1448                      1168    280      999       
  SINCE DEC 1   3334                      3309     25     3557       
  SINCE JUL 1   7449                      7440      9     7100       
                                                                     
 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     6   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77                                                       
 LOWEST     73                                                       
 AVERAGE    75                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    0        48      2009                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)  -18       -57      1947                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 17 2012..........SUNRISE  1023 AM AKST   SUNSET  342 PM AKST
JANUARY 18 2012..........SUNRISE  1020 AM AKST   SUNSET  345 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)........5:19
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................6 MINUTES
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