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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
130 AM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 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         35    524 PM  78    1995  55    -20       45       
  MINIMUM         21    604 AM   5    1945  32    -11       30       
  AVERAGE         28                        43    -15       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.09 1989   0.01  -0.01      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.03  -0.03      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.81                      0.59   0.22     0.22    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.92                      1.59   0.33     2.05    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.8  2002   0.0    0.0      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       37                        22     15       27       
  MONTH TO DATE   73                        44     29       49       
  SINCE MAR 1   2777                      2678     99     2820       
  SINCE JUL 1  13324                     13068    256    13110       
                                                                     
 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    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    62                                                       
 LOWEST     32                                                       
 AVERAGE    47                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        70      1995                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32         0      1945                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 03 2012..........SUNRISE  509 AM AKDT   SUNSET  1031 PM AKDT
MAY 04 2012..........SUNRISE  506 AM AKDT   SUNSET  1034 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)........17:22
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................7 MINUTES
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