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CLIFAI

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
146 AM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 6 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        -16    200 AM  51    1934   6    -22       14       
  MINIMUM        -31    925 PM -58    1935 -12    -19      -12       
  AVERAGE        -23                        -3    -20        1      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.30 2008   0.02  -0.02      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.11  -0.11     0.13    
  SINCE DEC 1      T                         0.11  -0.11     0.13    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.43                     10.28  -0.85     8.72    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.8  2008   0.4   -0.4       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.1                       2.2   -2.1      2.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.1                       2.2   -2.1      2.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     11.4                      28.0  -16.6     15.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       5                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       88                        68     20       64       
  MONTH TO DATE  565                       405    160      300       
  SINCE DEC 1    565                       405    160      300       
  SINCE JUL 1   5054                      4536    518     4415       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     34                        61    -27       39       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED     6   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77                                                       
 LOWEST     66                                                       
 AVERAGE    72                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    6        52      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)  -12       -59      1935                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 07 2012..........SUNRISE  1038 AM AKST   SUNSET  249 PM AKST
DECEMBER 08 2012..........SUNRISE  1040 AM AKST   SUNSET  248 PM AKST

                                                                    
-  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)........4:11
LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY........................4 MINUTES
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