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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
134 AM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 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    526 PM  78    1995  52      8       68       
  MINIMUM         44    927 AM  12    1910  33     11       41       
  AVERAGE         52                        42     10       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.19          0.41 1923   0.03   0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.55                      0.83  -0.28     0.61    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.55                      0.83  -0.28     0.61    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.76                      8.40  -0.64     7.77    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.1  1985   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.8   -0.8      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       0.8   -0.8      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.8   -0.8      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                        23    -10       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  384                       377      7      265       
  SINCE SEP 1    384                       377      7      265       
  SINCE JUL 1    782                       766     16      605       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     34                        61    -27       39       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100                                                       
 LOWEST     42                                                       
 AVERAGE    71                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        73      1995                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        12      1992                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER 22 2012..........SUNRISE  737 AM AKDT   SUNSET  750 PM AKDT
SEPTEMBER 23 2012..........SUNRISE  740 AM AKDT   SUNSET  747 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)........12:13
LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY........................6 MINUTES
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