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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
454 PM AKDT MON MAY 15 2017

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 2017...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         66    250 PM  81    1915  61      5       67       
  MINIMUM         41    423 AM  23    1937  38      3       47       
  AVERAGE         54                        49      5       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.08          0.45 2005   0.02   0.06     0.12    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.21                      0.25  -0.04     0.59    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.47                      0.81  -0.34     1.64    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.67                      1.81   0.86     1.70    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0           2.0  1918   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.7   -0.7      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      4.7                       8.5   -3.8      7.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     83.1                      64.8   18.3     60.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           11                        16     -5        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  234                       284    -50      182       
  SINCE MAR 1   3193                      2918    275     2249       
  SINCE JUL 1  13323                     13308     15    11655       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        6       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        6       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        6       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    10   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100                                                       
 LOWEST     31                                                       
 AVERAGE    66                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        82      1993                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        22      1937                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 15 2017..........SUNRISE  427 AM AKDT   SUNSET  1111 PM AKDT
MAY 16 2017..........SUNRISE  424 AM AKDT   SUNSET  1114 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)........18:44
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................8 MINUTES
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