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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
130 AM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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         67    503 PM  77    1977  62      5       70       
  MINIMUM         37    420 AM  27    1943  39     -2       49       
  AVERAGE         52                        50      2       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.45 1940   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.14                      0.31  -0.17      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.95                      0.87   0.08     0.22    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.06                      1.87   0.19     2.05    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.3  1943   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.8   -0.8       T      
  SINCE MAR 1     14.7                       8.6    6.1      4.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     57.4                      64.9   -7.5     61.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                        15     -2        5       
  MONTH TO DATE  391                       329     62      369       
  SINCE MAR 1   3095                      2963    132     3140       
  SINCE JUL 1  13642                     13353    289    13430       
                                                                     
 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    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    64                                                       
 LOWEST     15                                                       
 AVERAGE    40                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        77      2002                    
                                             1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        20      1918                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 19 2012..........SUNRISE  413 AM AKDT   SUNSET  1127 PM AKDT
MAY 20 2012..........SUNRISE  410 AM AKDT   SUNSET  1130 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)........19:14
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................7 MINUTES
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