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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
105 AM AKST WED MAR 1 2017

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 28 2017...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1904 TO 2017


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         17   1235 AM  45    1938  17      0       40       
  MINIMUM         -6   1145 PM -51    1932  -8      2       11       
  AVERAGE          6                         4      2       26      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.24 1951   0.01  -0.01      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.24                      0.42   0.82     0.05    
  SINCE DEC 1      4.16                      1.64   2.52     0.13    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.20                      1.00   1.20     0.06    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.2           6.5  2009   0.2    0.0       T      
  MONTH TO DATE   23.3                       8.1   15.2      0.6     
  SINCE DEC 1     73.2                      30.5   42.7      2.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     78.4                      56.3   22.1     52.6     
  SNOW DEPTH      32                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       59                        61     -2       39       
  MONTH TO DATE 1793                      1858    -65     1604       
  SINCE DEC 1   6360                      6259    101     5575       
  SINCE JUL 1  10130                     10390   -260     9363       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92                                                       
 LOWEST     49                                                       
 AVERAGE    71                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   18        53      1938                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   -9       -49      1956                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 01 2017..........SUNRISE  759 AM AKST   SUNSET  610 PM AKST
MARCH 02 2017..........SUNRISE  755 AM AKST   SUNSET  613 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)........10:11
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................7 MINUTES
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NTS MAR 17