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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1235 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 1 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         -1   1158 PM  43    1940   3     -4       20       
  MINIMUM        -35    742 AM -57    1910 -16    -19       -1       
  AVERAGE        -18                        -6    -12       10      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.41 1977   0.02  -0.02     0.05    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.02  -0.02     0.05    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.64                      1.24   0.40     0.47    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.69                      0.60   0.09     0.24    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             9.5  1977   0.3   -0.3      0.3     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.3   -0.3      0.3     
  SINCE DEC 1     21.8                      22.7   -0.9      7.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     35.2                      48.5  -13.3     26.8     
  SNOW DEPTH      18                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       83                        71     12       55       
  MONTH TO DATE   83                        71     12       55       
  SINCE DEC 1   4808                      4472    336     4806       
  SINCE JUL 1   8923                      8603    320     8349       
                                                                     
 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     9   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82                                                       
 LOWEST     69                                                       
 AVERAGE    76                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    4        43      1981                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)  -16       -58      1993                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
FEBRUARY 02 2012..........SUNRISE  935 AM AKST   SUNSET  437 PM AKST
FEBRUARY 03 2012..........SUNRISE  932 AM AKST   SUNSET  441 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)........7:02
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................7 MINUTES
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