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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
131 AM AKDT WED MAY 2 2012

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 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         32    256 PM  76    2009  54    -22       51       
  MINIMUM         25   1159 PM   4    1937  31     -6       35       
  AVERAGE         29                        43    -14       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.60 2001   0.02  -0.02      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.02  -0.02      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.81                      0.58   0.23     0.22    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.92                      1.58   0.34     2.05    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             1.0  1945   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     14.7                       7.9    6.8      4.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     57.4                      64.2   -6.8     61.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       36                        22     14       22       
  MONTH TO DATE   36                        22     14       22       
  SINCE MAR 1   2740                      2656     84     2793       
  SINCE JUL 1  13287                     13046    241    13083       
                                                                     
 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    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    63                                                       
 LOWEST     39                                                       
 AVERAGE    51                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        78      1995                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32         5      1945                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 02 2012..........SUNRISE  513 AM AKDT   SUNSET  1027 PM AKDT
MAY 03 2012..........SUNRISE  509 AM AKDT   SUNSET  1031 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)........17:14
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................7 MINUTES
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