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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
141 AM AKDT WED MAY 17 2017

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 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         72    419 PM  82    1993  61     11       56       
  MINIMUM         38    403 AM  22    1937  38      0       41       
  AVERAGE         55                        50      5       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.33 1978   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
                                      1941                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.21                      0.27  -0.06     0.59    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.47                      0.83  -0.36     1.64    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.67                      1.83   0.84     1.70    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.4  1992   0.0    0.0      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                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                        15     -5       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  243                       299    -56      198       
  SINCE MAR 1   3202                      2933    269     2265       
  SINCE JUL 1  13332                     13323      9    11671       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        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    19   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89                                                       
 LOWEST     22                                                       
 AVERAGE    56                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        77      2015                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        12      1918                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2017..........SUNRISE  420 AM AKDT   SUNSET  1118 PM AKDT
MAY 18 2017..........SUNRISE  417 AM AKDT   SUNSET  1121 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)........18:58
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................8 MINUTES
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SDB MAY 17