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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
133 AM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 13 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         16    502 PM  46    1947  24     -8       19       
  MINIMUM        -18    701 AM -56    1911  -5    -13      -20       
  AVERAGE         -1                         9    -10        0      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.54 1920   0.00   0.00     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.67                      0.12   0.55     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.67                      0.12   0.55     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.78                      1.12   0.66     1.83    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.5  1920   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   13.4                       2.3   11.1      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     13.4                       2.3   11.1      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     56.1                      58.6   -2.5     56.8     
  SNOW DEPTH      25                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       66                        56     10       65       
  MONTH TO DATE  858                       759     99      864       
  SINCE MAR 1    858                       759     99      864       
  SINCE JUL 1  11405                     11149    256    11154       
                                                                     
 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    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    81                                                       
 LOWEST     50                                                       
 AVERAGE    66                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24        46      1926                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   -5       -43      1964                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 14 2012..........SUNRISE  812 AM AKDT   SUNSET  752 PM AKDT
MARCH 15 2012..........SUNRISE  808 AM AKDT   SUNSET  755 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)........11:40
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................7 MINUTES
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MAR 12