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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
153 AM AKDT MON APR 2 2012

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 1 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         30    525 PM  56    1994  35     -5       28       
  MINIMUM         17    658 AM -31    1944   8      9      -15       
  AVERAGE         24                        22      2        7      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.45 1948   0.01  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.01  -0.01     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.74                      0.26   0.48     0.15    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.85                      1.26   0.59     1.98    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T            10.8  1948   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     14.7                       5.0    9.7      2.9     
  SINCE JUL 1     57.4                      61.3   -3.9     59.7     
  SNOW DEPTH      22                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       41                        43     -2       58       
  MONTH TO DATE   41                        43     -2       58       
  SINCE MAR 1   1911                      1703    208     1839       
  SINCE JUL 1  12458                     12093    365    12129       
                                                                     
 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    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92                                                       
 LOWEST     50                                                       
 AVERAGE    71                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        57      1994                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    9       -31      1944                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 02 2012..........SUNRISE  702 AM AKDT   SUNSET  850 PM AKDT
APRIL 03 2012..........SUNRISE  659 AM AKDT   SUNSET  853 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)........13:48
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................7 MINUTES
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CF APR 12