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CLIFAI

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
105 AM AKST SAT DEC 30 2017

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 29 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        -15   1159 PM  43    1982   3    -18       15       
  MINIMUM        -26    850 AM -62    1961 -15    -11      -13       
  AVERAGE        -20                        -6    -14        1      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.74 2016   0.03  -0.03     0.74    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.38                      0.60  -0.22     1.72    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.38                      0.60  -0.22     1.72    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.47                     10.77   3.70    15.82    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          10.4  2016   0.4   -0.4     10.4     
  MONTH TO DATE    7.0                      11.3   -4.3     29.4     
  SINCE DEC 1      7.0                      11.3   -4.3     29.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     36.8                      37.1   -0.3     34.6     
  SNOW DEPTH      13                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       85                        71     14       64       
  MONTH TO DATE 1589                      1998   -409     2176       
  SINCE DEC 1   1589                      1998   -409     2176       
  SINCE JUL 1   5154                      6129   -975     5946       
                                                                     
 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     6   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82                                                       
 LOWEST     69                                                       
 AVERAGE    76                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    3        45      2015                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)  -15       -57      1961                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 30 2017......SUNRISE  1056 AM AKST  SUNSET   253 PM AKST  
DECEMBER 31 2017......SUNRISE  1055 AM AKST  SUNSET   255 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)........03:57
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................3 MINUTES
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DEC 17