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CLIFAI

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1233 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 26 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          6   1210 AM  42    2001   3      3       -2       
  MINIMUM        -18   1132 PM -56    1961 -14     -4      -24       
  AVERAGE         -6                        -6      0      -13      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.49 1965   0.02  -0.02      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.19                      0.53   0.66     0.89    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.19                      0.53   0.66     0.89    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.62                     10.70  -0.08     9.48    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           9.8  1965   0.4   -0.4       T      
  MONTH TO DATE   18.6                      10.1    8.5     11.7     
  SINCE DEC 1     18.6                      10.1    8.5     11.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     29.9                      35.9   -6.0     25.1     
  SNOW DEPTH      15                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       71                        71      0       78       
  MONTH TO DATE 2229                      1785    444     1444       
  SINCE DEC 1   2229                      1785    444     1444       
  SINCE JUL 1   6718                      5916    802     5559       
                                                                     
 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    NE (40)       

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    91                                                       
 LOWEST     69                                                       
 AVERAGE    80                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    3        38      1909                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)  -15       -58      1961                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 27 2012..........SUNRISE  1059 AM AKST   SUNSET  248 PM AKST
DECEMBER 28 2012..........SUNRISE  1058 AM AKST   SUNSET  250 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)........3:49
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................2 MINUTES
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