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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1240 AM AKST FRI DEC 8 2017

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 7 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         37   1000 PM  52    1934   6     31      -19       
  MINIMUM          8    604 AM -59    1935 -10     18      -29       
  AVERAGE         23                        -3     26      -24      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          0.16 1928   0.02  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.08                      0.13  -0.05     0.41    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.08                      0.13  -0.05     0.41    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.17                     10.30   3.87    14.51    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             3.0  1928   0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.9                       2.6   -1.7      6.8     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.9                       2.6   -1.7      6.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     30.7                      28.4    2.3     12.0     
  SNOW DEPTH      11                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       42                        68    -26       89       
  MONTH TO DATE  356                       473   -117      591       
  SINCE DEC 1    356                       473   -117      591       
  SINCE JUL 1   3921                      4604   -683     4361       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1    104                        61     43       76       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LT FREEZING RAIN                                                   
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92                                                       
 LOWEST     78                                                       
 AVERAGE    85                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    6        55      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)  -10       -53      1935                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  8 2017......SUNRISE  1039 AM AKST  SUNSET   248 PM AKST  
DECEMBER  9 2017......SUNRISE  1041 AM AKST  SUNSET   246 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)........04:09
LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY........................4 MINUTES
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