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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1238 AM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 19 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        -16   1136 AM  42    1981   0    -16      -23       
  MINIMUM        -33   1108 PM -64    1906 -18    -15      -36       
  AVERAGE        -24                        -9    -15      -29      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.01 1937   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.42                      0.38   0.04     0.11    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.37                      1.02   0.35     0.34    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.42                      0.38   0.04     0.11    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T            15.5  1937   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    7.4                       6.7    0.7      1.7     
  SINCE DEC 1     19.6                      18.8    0.8      5.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     33.0                      44.6  -11.6     25.1     
  SNOW DEPTH      17                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       89                        74     15       94       
  MONTH TO DATE 1741                      1390    351     1272       
  SINCE DEC 1   3627                      3531     96     3830       
  SINCE JUL 1   7742                      7662     80     7373       
                                                                     
 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 (30)       

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84                                                       
 LOWEST     69                                                       
 AVERAGE    77                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    0        45      1961                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)  -18       -65      1906                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 20 2012..........SUNRISE  1015 AM AKST   SUNSET  352 PM AKST
JANUARY 21 2012..........SUNRISE  1012 AM AKST   SUNSET  355 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)........5:37
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................6 MINUTES
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CF JAN 12