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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
143 AM AKDT TUE MAY 15 2012

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 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         56    407 PM  80    1915  60     -4       65       
  MINIMUM         30    347 AM  21    1913  37     -7       32       
  AVERAGE         43                        49     -6       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.13          0.49 1940   0.01   0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.14                      0.23  -0.09      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.95                      0.79   0.16     0.22    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.06                      1.79   0.27     2.05    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             0.2  1964   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.6   -0.6       T      
  SINCE MAR 1     14.7                       8.4    6.3      4.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     57.4                      64.7   -7.3     61.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       22                        16      6       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  321                       268     53      327       
  SINCE MAR 1   3025                      2902    123     3098       
  SINCE JUL 1  13572                     13292    280    13388       
                                                                     
 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    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  HAIL                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    79                                                       
 LOWEST     24                                                       
 AVERAGE    52                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        81      1915                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        23      1937                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 15 2012..........SUNRISE  427 AM AKDT   SUNSET  1112 PM AKDT
MAY 16 2012..........SUNRISE  423 AM AKDT   SUNSET  1116 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)........18:45
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................7 MINUTES
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RL MAY 12