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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1233 AM AKST TUE JAN 1 2013

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 31 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         41R  1155 AM  39    1969   2     39      -22       
  MINIMUM          6    858 PM -59    1912 -16     22      -36       
  AVERAGE         24                        -7     31      -29      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.28 1905   0.02  -0.02      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.19                      0.64   0.55     0.95    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.19                      0.64   0.55     0.95    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.62                     10.81  -0.19     9.54    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T            15.0  2004   0.4   -0.4       T      
  MONTH TO DATE   18.6                      12.1    6.5     12.2     
  SINCE DEC 1     18.6                      12.1    6.5     12.2     
  SINCE JUL 1     29.9                      37.9   -8.0     25.6     
  SNOW DEPTH      14                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       41                        72    -31       94       
  MONTH TO DATE 2535                      2141    394     1886       
  SINCE DEC 1   2535                      2141    394     1886       
  SINCE JUL 1   7024                      6272    752     6001       
                                                                     
 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     9   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83                                                       
 LOWEST     40                                                       
 AVERAGE    62                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    2        41      1937                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)  -16       -60      1969                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 01 2013..........SUNRISE  1054 AM AKST   SUNSET  258 PM AKST
JANUARY 02 2013..........SUNRISE  1053 AM AKST   SUNSET  300 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)........4:04
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................3 MINUTES
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