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CDAK49 PAFG 290933
CLIFAI

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
133 AM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 28 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         58    229 PM  82    1949  63     -5       69       
  MINIMUM         40   1159 PM  26    1913  43     -3       45       
  AVERAGE         49                        53     -4       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.36 1930   0.05  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.43                      1.72  -0.29     1.60    
  SINCE JUN 1      4.54                      5.25  -0.71     5.07    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.19                      7.41  -0.22     7.16    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1913   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  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       16                        12      4        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  232                       240     -8      207       
  SINCE JUN 1    482                       508    -26      454       
  SINCE JUL 1    367                       348     19      314       
                                                                     
 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    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89                                                       
 LOWEST     43                                                       
 AVERAGE    66                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        84      1949                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        24      1922                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 29 2012..........SUNRISE  625 AM AKDT   SUNSET  918 PM AKDT
AUGUST 30 2012..........SUNRISE  628 AM AKDT   SUNSET  915 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)........14:53
LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY........................6 MINUTES
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JM AUG 12