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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
140 AM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 21 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         60    628 PM  87    1977  65     -5       58       
  MINIMUM         44   1159 PM  30    1931  45     -1       49       
  AVERAGE         52                        55     -3       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.01 1916   0.06  -0.06     0.49    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.26                      1.34  -1.08     1.46    
  SINCE JUN 1      3.37                      4.87  -1.50     4.93    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.02                      7.03  -1.01     7.02    
                                                                     
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       13                        10      3       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  146                       161    -15      152       
  SINCE JUN 1    396                       429    -33      399       
  SINCE JUL 1    281                       269     12      259       
                                                                     
 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    SW (240)      

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89                                                       
 LOWEST     49                                                       
 AVERAGE    69                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        86      1977                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        30      1905                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 22 2012..........SUNRISE  603 AM AKDT   SUNSET  944 PM AKDT
AUGUST 23 2012..........SUNRISE  606 AM AKDT   SUNSET  940 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)........15:41
LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY........................7 MINUTES
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RL AUG 12