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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
147 AM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 31 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         61    421 PM  78    1916  62     -1       67       
  MINIMUM         51    929 AM  25    1922  41     10       47       
  AVERAGE         56                        52      4       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          0.54 1937   0.05  -0.03      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.45                      1.88  -0.43     1.60    
  SINCE JUN 1      4.56                      5.41  -0.85     5.07    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.21                      7.57  -0.36     7.16    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    2005   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      1922                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUN 1      0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                        13     -4        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  263                       279    -16      233       
  SINCE JUN 1    513                       549    -36      480       
  SINCE JUL 1    398                       389      9      340       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         6     -6        0       
  SINCE JUN 1     34                        60    -26       24       
  SINCE JAN 1     34                        61    -27       39       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89                                                       
 LOWEST     51                                                       
 AVERAGE    70                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        80      1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        17      1922                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER 01 2012..........SUNRISE  634 AM AKDT   SUNSET  907 PM AKDT
SEPTEMBER 02 2012..........SUNRISE  637 AM AKDT   SUNSET  904 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)........14:33
LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY........................7 MINUTES
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