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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1231 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 3 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          4    437 PM  46    1957  19    -15       13       
  MINIMUM        -16   1159 PM -44    1956  -9     -7      -29       
  AVERAGE         -6                         5    -11       -8      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          0.17 1945   0.01   0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      0.03   0.00     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.03                      0.03   0.00     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.14                      1.03   0.11     1.83    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.8           1.9  1974   0.2    0.6      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.9                       0.6    0.3      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.9                       0.6    0.3      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     43.6                      56.9  -13.3     56.8     
  SNOW DEPTH      20                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       71                        60     11       73       
  MONTH TO DATE  204                       181     23      227       
  SINCE MAR 1    204                       181     23      227       
  SINCE JUL 1  10751                     10571    180    10517       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 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     W (270)      

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90                                                       
 LOWEST     75                                                       
 AVERAGE    83                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   19        44      1957                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   -9       -41      1951                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 04 2012..........SUNRISE  748 AM AKST   SUNSET  621 PM AKST
MARCH 05 2012..........SUNRISE  744 AM AKST   SUNSET  624 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)........10:33
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................7 MINUTES
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