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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
141 AM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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    532 PM  77    2002  62      5       70       
                                      1990                          
  MINIMUM         38    423 AM  20    1918  39     -1       47       
  AVERAGE         53                        51      2       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.72 1959   0.02  -0.02      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.14                      0.33  -0.19      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.95                      0.89   0.06     0.22    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.06                      1.89   0.17     2.05    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.1  1966   0.0    0.0      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       12                        14     -2        6       
  MONTH TO DATE  403                       343     60      375       
  SINCE MAR 1   3107                      2977    130     3146       
  SINCE JUL 1  13654                     13367    287    13436       
                                                                     
 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    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    60                                                       
 LOWEST     15                                                       
 AVERAGE    38                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        80      2002                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        28      1964                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 20 2012..........SUNRISE  410 AM AKDT   SUNSET  1130 PM AKDT
MAY 21 2012..........SUNRISE  407 AM AKDT   SUNSET  1134 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)........19:20
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................7 MINUTES
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