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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
134 AM AKDT WED APR 4 2012

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 3 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         23    545 PM  55    1938  36    -13       47       
  MINIMUM          0   1154 PM -32    1944  10    -10       11       
  AVERAGE         12                        23    -11       29      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.09 1967   0.01  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.74                      0.27   0.47     0.15    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.85                      1.27   0.58     1.98    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.4  1970   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     14.7                       5.3    9.4      2.9     
  SINCE JUL 1     57.4                      61.6   -4.2     59.7     
  SNOW DEPTH      22                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       53                        42     11       36       
  MONTH TO DATE  145                       128     17      139       
  SINCE MAR 1   2015                      1788    227     1920       
  SINCE JUL 1  12562                     12178    384    12210       
                                                                     
 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    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86                                                       
 LOWEST     56                                                       
 AVERAGE    71                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        56      1940                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   11       -30      1911                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 04 2012..........SUNRISE  655 AM AKDT   SUNSET  856 PM AKDT
APRIL 05 2012..........SUNRISE  651 AM AKDT   SUNSET  900 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)........14:01
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................6 MINUTES
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