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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1238 AM AKST WED DEC 19 2012

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 18 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        -19    836 PM  42    1935   5    -24       37       
  MINIMUM        -42   1238 AM -54    1933 -13    -29        5       
  AVERAGE        -30                        -4    -26       21      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.80 1968   0.02  -0.02      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.18                      0.35   0.83     0.41    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.18                      0.35   0.83     0.41    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.61                     10.52   0.09     9.00    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          10.7  1968   0.4   -0.4      0.1     
  MONTH TO DATE   18.3                       6.9   11.4      6.2     
  SINCE DEC 1     18.3                       6.9   11.4      6.2     
  SINCE JUL 1     29.6                      32.7   -3.1     19.6     
  SNOW DEPTH      17                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       95                        69     26       44       
  MONTH TO DATE 1504                      1226    278      934       
  SINCE DEC 1   1504                      1226    278      934       
  SINCE JUL 1   5993                      5357    636     5049       
                                                                     
 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     7   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    80                                                       
 LOWEST     69                                                       
 AVERAGE    75                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    5        40      1985                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)  -13       -52      1933                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 19 2012..........SUNRISE  1058 AM AKST   SUNSET  241 PM AKST
DECEMBER 20 2012..........SUNRISE  1059 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. 

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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)........3:43
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................0 MINUTES
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