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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1255 AM AKST THU MAR 8 2012

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7 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    512 PM  46    2008  21      4       20       
  MINIMUM          8   1140 PM -38    1972  -8     16      -15       
  AVERAGE         17                         6     11        3      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.17          0.34 1921   0.01   0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.57                      0.07   0.50     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.57                      0.07   0.50     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.68                      1.07   0.61     1.83    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        2.7 R         2.7  1932   0.2    2.5      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   12.2                       1.3   10.9      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     12.2                       1.3   10.9      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     54.9                      57.6   -2.7     56.8     
  SNOW DEPTH      28                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       48                        58    -10       62       
  MONTH TO DATE  450                       417     33      484       
  SINCE MAR 1    450                       417     33      484       
  SINCE JUL 1  10997                     10807    190    10774       
                                                                     
 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     9   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92                                                       
 LOWEST     81                                                       
 AVERAGE    87                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   21        48      1949                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   -7       -45      1956                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 08 2012..........SUNRISE  734 AM AKST   SUNSET  633 PM AKST
MARCH 09 2012..........SUNRISE  730 AM AKST   SUNSET  636 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)........10:59
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................7 MINUTES
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