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CLIFAI

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
122 AM AKST SAT MAR 10 2012

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 9 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         17    242 AM  50    1949  22     -5       22       
  MINIMUM        -10   1141 PM -44    1911  -7     -3      -15       
  AVERAGE          4                         7     -3        4      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.05          0.40 1918   0.01   0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.62                      0.09   0.53     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.62                      0.09   0.53     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.73                      1.09   0.64     1.83    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.7           4.0  1918   0.2    0.5      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   12.9                       1.6   11.3      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     12.9                       1.6   11.3      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     55.6                      57.9   -2.3     56.8     
  SNOW DEPTH      27                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       61                        58      3       61       
  MONTH TO DATE  572                       533     39      605       
  SINCE MAR 1    572                       533     39      605       
  SINCE JUL 1  11119                     10923    196    10895       
                                                                     
 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    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87                                                       
 LOWEST     56                                                       
 AVERAGE    72                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22        50      1992                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   -6       -41      1930                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 10 2012..........SUNRISE  726 AM AKST   SUNSET  639 PM AKST
MARCH 11 2012..........SUNRISE  823 AM AKDT   SUNSET  742 PM AKDT

                                                                    
-  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)........11:13
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................7 MINUTES
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MAR 12