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CLIFAI

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
149 AM AKDT FRI MAR 17 2017

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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          4    417 PM  46    1937  25    -21       18       
                                      1915                          
  MINIMUM        -17   1159 PM -40    1959  -3    -14        0       
                                      1907                          
  AVERAGE         -6                        11    -17        9      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.45 1918   0.01  -0.01     0.07    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.07                      0.15  -0.08     0.16    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.07                      0.15  -0.08     0.16    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.27                      1.15   1.12     0.22    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.5  1918   0.1   -0.1      1.2     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.7                       2.8   -1.1      3.5     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.7                       2.8   -1.1      3.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     80.1                      59.1   21.0     56.1     
  SNOW DEPTH      27                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       71                        54     17       56       
  MONTH TO DATE 1195                       923    272      797       
  SINCE MAR 1   1195                       923    272      797       
  SINCE JUL 1  11325                     11313     12    10203       
                                                                     
 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    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    74                                                       
 LOWEST     44                                                       
 AVERAGE    59                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26        46      1981                    
                                             1929                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   -1       -41      1964                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 17 2017..........SUNRISE  801 AM AKDT   SUNSET  800 PM AKDT
MARCH 18 2017..........SUNRISE  758 AM AKDT   SUNSET  803 PM AKDT

                                                                    
-  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)........11:59
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................7 MINUTES
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MAR 17