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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
138 AM AKDT FRI APR 20 2012

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 19 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         57    510 PM  66    2010  47     10       44       
                                      1999                          
  MINIMUM         30    540 AM  -7    1959  24      6       28       
  AVERAGE         44                        36      8       36      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.40 1924   0.01  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.16  -0.16     0.07    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.74                      0.41   0.33     0.22    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.85                      1.41   0.44     2.05    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.7  1924   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         2.1   -2.1      1.7     
  SINCE MAR 1     14.7                       7.0    7.7      4.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     57.4                      63.3   -5.9     61.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       2                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       21                        30     -9       29       
  MONTH TO DATE  604                       692    -88      730       
  SINCE MAR 1   2474                      2352    122     2511       
  SINCE JUL 1  13021                     12742    279    12801       
                                                                     
 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    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92                                                       
 LOWEST     33                                                       
 AVERAGE    63                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        64      1999                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25        -6      1937                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 20 2012..........SUNRISE  556 AM AKDT   SUNSET  947 PM AKDT
APRIL 21 2012..........SUNRISE  553 AM AKDT   SUNSET  951 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)........15:51
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................7 MINUTES
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RT APR 12