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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1243 AM AKST SAT MAR 4 2017

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 3 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         -5    539 PM  46    1957  19    -24       21       
  MINIMUM        -35    828 AM -44    1956  -7    -28       -3       
  AVERAGE        -20                         5    -25        9      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.17 1945   0.01  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.00                      0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.20                      1.03   1.17     0.06    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.9  1974   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.6   -0.6      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       0.6   -0.6      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     78.4                      56.9   21.5     52.6     
  SNOW DEPTH      30                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       85                        60     25       56       
  MONTH TO DATE  245                       181     64      161       
  SINCE MAR 1    245                       181     64      161       
  SINCE JUL 1  10375                     10571   -196     9567       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED     5   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    91                                                       
 LOWEST     59                                                       
 AVERAGE    75                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   19        44      1957                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   -7       -41      1951                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 04 2017..........SUNRISE  748 AM AKST   SUNSET  619 PM AKST
MARCH 05 2017..........SUNRISE  745 AM AKST   SUNSET  622 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)........10:31
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................7 MINUTES
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MAR 17