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CLIFAI

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
131 AM AKDT FRI AUG 17 2012

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 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         69    613 PM  83    1957  66      3       68       
  MINIMUM         53    547 AM  33    1943  47      6       52       
  AVERAGE         61                        56      5       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.12          0.82 2002   0.06   0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.25                      1.04  -0.79     0.72    
  SINCE JUN 1      3.36                      4.57  -1.21     4.19    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.01                      6.73  -0.72     6.28    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
                                      2000                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUN 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         9     -5        5       
  MONTH TO DATE  105                       113     -8      116       
  SINCE JUN 1    355                       381    -26      363       
  SINCE JUL 1    240                       221     19      223       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUN 1     34                        54    -20       24       
  SINCE JAN 1     34                        55    -21       39       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93                                                       
 LOWEST     44                                                       
 AVERAGE    69                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        82      2007                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        28      1943                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 17 2012..........SUNRISE  547 AM AKDT   SUNSET  1002 PM AKDT
AUGUST 18 2012..........SUNRISE  550 AM AKDT   SUNSET  959 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)........16:15
LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY........................7 MINUTES
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