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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
137 AM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 30 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         72    324 PM  83    1974  62     10       68       
  MINIMUM         42    515 AM  21    1922  42      0       41       
  AVERAGE         57                        52      5       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.83 1962   0.05  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.43                      1.83  -0.40     1.60    
  SINCE JUN 1      4.54                      5.36  -0.82     5.07    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.19                      7.52  -0.33     7.16    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1948   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        8                        13     -5       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  254                       266    -12      225       
  SINCE JUN 1    504                       534    -30      472       
  SINCE JUL 1    389                       374     15      332       
                                                                     
 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    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100                                                       
 LOWEST     37                                                       
 AVERAGE    69                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        78      1916                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        25      1922                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 31 2012..........SUNRISE  631 AM AKDT   SUNSET  911 PM AKDT
SEPTEMBER 01 2012..........SUNRISE  634 AM AKDT   SUNSET  907 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)........14:40
LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY........................7 MINUTES
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