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CLIFAI

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
100 AM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8 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         20    322 PM  48    1949  21     -1       24       
  MINIMUM        -13    824 AM -45    1956  -7     -6      -14       
  AVERAGE          4                         7     -3        5      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.22 1962   0.01  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.57                      0.08   0.49     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.57                      0.08   0.49     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.68                      1.08   0.60     1.83    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.3  1962   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   12.2                       1.4   10.8      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     12.2                       1.4   10.8      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     54.9                      57.7   -2.8     56.8     
  SNOW DEPTH      29                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       61                        58      3       60       
  MONTH TO DATE  511                       475     36      544       
  SINCE MAR 1    511                       475     36      544       
  SINCE JUL 1  11058                     10865    193    10834       
                                                                     
 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    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100                                                       
 LOWEST     62                                                       
 AVERAGE    81                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22        50      1949                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   -7       -44      1911                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 09 2012..........SUNRISE  730 AM AKST   SUNSET  636 PM AKST
MARCH 10 2012..........SUNRISE  726 AM AKST   SUNSET  639 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)........11:06
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................6 MINUTES
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MAR 12