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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1235 AM AKST SUN FEB 26 2012

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 25 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          8   1159 PM  47    1921  16     -8       32       
  MINIMUM         -6    648 AM -51    1932 -10      4        4       
  AVERAGE          1                         3     -2       18      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.40 1989   0.02  -0.02     0.27    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.27                      0.39  -0.12     1.64    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.91                      1.61   0.30     2.06    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.96                      0.97  -0.01     1.83    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             5.0  2011   0.2   -0.2      5.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    5.0                       7.4   -2.4     30.1     
  SINCE DEC 1     26.8                      29.8   -3.0     37.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     40.2                      55.6  -15.4     56.6     
  SNOW DEPTH      20                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       64                        62      2       47       
  MONTH TO DATE 1460                      1673   -213     1760       
  SINCE DEC 1   6185                      6074    111     6511       
  SINCE JUL 1  10300                     10205     95    10054       
                                                                     
 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    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    95                                                       
 LOWEST     73                                                       
 AVERAGE    84                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   16        43      1911                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)  -10       -53      1932                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
FEBRUARY 26 2012..........SUNRISE  813 AM AKST   SUNSET  558 PM AKST
FEBRUARY 27 2012..........SUNRISE  809 AM AKST   SUNSET  601 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)........9:45
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................7 MINUTES
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