592 CDAK49 PAFG 160935 CLIFAI CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1235 AM AKST SUN DEC 16 2012 ................................... ...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 15 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 .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM -21 1234 AM 33 1986 5 -26 18 MINIMUM -42 921 PM -55 1946 -13 -29 -14 AVERAGE -31 -4 -27 2 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 0.22 1967 0.02 -0.02 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.18 0.29 0.89 0.41 SINCE DEC 1 1.18 0.29 0.89 0.41 SINCE JAN 1 10.61 10.46 0.15 9.00 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY T 3.4 1967 0.4 -0.4 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 18.3 5.7 12.6 6.1 SINCE DEC 1 18.3 5.7 12.6 6.1 SINCE JUL 1 29.6 31.5 -1.9 19.5 SNOW DEPTH 19 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 96 69 27 63 MONTH TO DATE 1195 1019 176 762 SINCE DEC 1 1195 1019 176 762 SINCE JUL 1 5684 5150 534 4877 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 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 8 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40) SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 77 LOWEST 53 AVERAGE 65 .......................................................... THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 5 41 2005 1988 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) -13 -53 1946 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 16 2012..........SUNRISE 1055 AM AKST SUNSET 241 PM AKST DECEMBER 17 2012..........SUNRISE 1056 AM AKST SUNSET 241 PM AKST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && SNOW DEPTH IS MEASURED AT 3AM AKST/4AM AKDT ---------------------------- AVAILABLE DAYLIGHT AMOUNT OF DAYLIGHT TODAY (HOUR:MIN)........3:46 LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY........................1 MINUTE ---------------------------- $$ DEC 12