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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
130 AM AKDT FRI MAY 4 2012

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 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         46    602 PM  70    1995  55     -9       52       
  MINIMUM         18    418 AM   0    1945  32    -14       31       
  AVERAGE         32                        44    -12       42      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.35 1923   0.02  -0.02      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.05  -0.05      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.81                      0.61   0.20     0.22    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.92                      1.61   0.31     2.05    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.0  1923   0.1   -0.1       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.2   -0.2       T      
  SINCE MAR 1     14.7                       8.0    6.7      4.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     57.4                      64.3   -6.9     61.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       33                        21     12       23       
  MONTH TO DATE  106                        65     41       72       
  SINCE MAR 1   2810                      2699    111     2843       
  SINCE JUL 1  13357                     13089    268    13133       
                                                                     
 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     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    68                                                       
 LOWEST     26                                                       
 AVERAGE    47                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        69      1907                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33         9      1945                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 04 2012..........SUNRISE  506 AM AKDT   SUNSET  1034 PM AKDT
MAY 05 2012..........SUNRISE  502 AM AKDT   SUNSET  1038 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)........17:28
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................7 MINUTES
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