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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
210 AM AKDT SUN OCT 21 2012

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 20 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         22   1111 PM  61    1938  28     -6       30       
  MINIMUM          8    137 AM -15    1965  14     -6       15       
  AVERAGE         15                        21     -6       23      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.83 1935   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.18                      0.56   0.62     0.21    
  SINCE SEP 1      1.73                      1.66   0.07     0.86    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.94                      9.23  -0.29     8.02    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             6.2  1935   0.4   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    4.2                       6.1   -1.9      2.4     
  SINCE SEP 1      4.2                       7.9   -3.7      2.4     
  SINCE JUL 1      4.2                       7.9   -3.7      2.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       2                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       50                        44      6       42       
  MONTH TO DATE  714                       721     -7      610       
  SINCE SEP 1   1290                      1326    -36     1085       
  SINCE JUL 1   1688                      1715    -27     1425       
                                                                     
 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    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92                                                       
 LOWEST     77                                                       
 AVERAGE    85                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        60      1938                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   13       -17      1958                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 21 2012..........SUNRISE  906 AM AKDT   SUNSET  606 PM AKDT
OCTOBER 22 2012..........SUNRISE  909 AM AKDT   SUNSET  603 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)........9:00
LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY........................7 MINUTES
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TF OCT 12