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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
106 AM AKST WED MAR 7 2012

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 6 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         25    602 PM  44    1955  20      5       24       
  MINIMUM          8    516 AM -40    1956  -8     16      -16       
  AVERAGE         17                         6     11        4      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.28          1.37 1921   0.01   0.27     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.40                      0.06   0.34     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.40                      0.06   0.34     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.51                      1.06   0.45     1.83    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        6.9          13.0  1921   0.2    6.7      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    9.5                       1.1    8.4      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      9.5                       1.1    8.4      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     52.2                      57.4   -5.2     56.8     
  SNOW DEPTH      24                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       48                        59    -11       61       
  MONTH TO DATE  402                       359     43      422       
  SINCE MAR 1    402                       359     43      422       
  SINCE JUL 1  10949                     10749    200    10712       
                                                                     
 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    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92                                                       
 LOWEST     73                                                       
 AVERAGE    83                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   21        46      2008                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   -8       -38      1972                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 07 2012..........SUNRISE  737 AM AKST   SUNSET  630 PM AKST
MARCH 08 2012..........SUNRISE  734 AM AKST   SUNSET  633 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)........10:53
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................7 MINUTES
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TF MAR 12