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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1237 AM AKST TUE DEC 11 2012

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 10 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          8   1056 AM  45    1940   6      2       27       
  MINIMUM          1    707 PM -55    1935 -12     13        3       
  AVERAGE          5                        -3      8       15      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.12          0.74 1931   0.02   0.10      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.23                      0.19   0.04     0.32    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.23                      0.19   0.04     0.32    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.66                     10.36  -0.70     8.91    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        1.7           5.5  1931   0.4    1.3       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    4.0                       3.7    0.3      4.9     
  SINCE DEC 1      4.0                       3.7    0.3      4.9     
  SINCE JUL 1     15.3                      29.5  -14.2     18.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       9                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       60                        68     -8       50       
  MONTH TO DATE  858                       677    181      509       
  SINCE DEC 1    858                       677    181      509       
  SINCE JUL 1   5347                      4808    539     4624       
                                                                     
 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    SW (230)      

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88                                                       
 LOWEST     80                                                       
 AVERAGE    84                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    6        44      1940                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)  -12       -54      1964                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 11 2012..........SUNRISE  1047 AM AKST   SUNSET  244 PM AKST
DECEMBER 12 2012..........SUNRISE  1049 AM AKST   SUNSET  243 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)........3:57
LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY........................3 MINUTES
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CF DEC 12