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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1233 AM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 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        -38   1242 AM  40    1909   5    -43       27       
  MINIMUM        -47   1112 AM -48    1933 -13    -34       10       
  AVERAGE        -42                        -4    -38       19      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.66 1970   0.02  -0.02     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.19                      0.39   0.80     0.45    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.19                      0.39   0.80     0.45    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.62                     10.56   0.06     9.04    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           7.6  1970   0.4   -0.4      0.1     
  MONTH TO DATE   18.6                       7.6   11.0      6.6     
  SINCE DEC 1     18.6                       7.6   11.0      6.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     29.9                      33.4   -3.5     20.0     
  SNOW DEPTH      17                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY      107                        69     38       46       
  MONTH TO DATE 1705                      1364    341     1027       
  SINCE DEC 1   1705                      1364    341     1027       
  SINCE JUL 1   6194                      5495    699     5142       
                                                                     
 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    NW (310)      

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    MM                                                       
 LOWEST     MM                                                       
 AVERAGE    MM                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    4        41      1985                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)  -14       -49      1961                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 21 2012..........SUNRISE  1059 AM AKST   SUNSET  242 PM AKST
DECEMBER 22 2012..........SUNRISE  1100 AM AKST   SUNSET  242 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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