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CDAK49 PAFG 181015
CLIFAI
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS, AK                               
112 AM AST SUN JAN 18 2004

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...THE FAIRBANKS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 17 2004...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1904 TO 2004

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM        -38    257 PM  43    1981  -1    -37       19       
  MINIMUM        -46   1159 PM -57    1947 -20    -26      -13       
  AVERAGE        -42                       -10    -32        3      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.33 2000   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.18                      0.34  -0.16     0.24    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.77                      1.08  -0.31     0.65    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.18                      0.34  -0.16     0.24    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.9  2000   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    5.7                       6.5   -0.8      5.8     
  SINCE DEC 1     15.3                      19.9   -4.6     15.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     45.6                      48.7   -3.1     31.7     
  SNOW DEPTH      17                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY      107                        75     32       62       
  MONTH TO DATE 1338                      1271     67     1211       
  SINCE DEC 1   3627                      3470    157     3066       
  SINCE JUL 1   7418                      7658   -240     6425       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     5   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED     5   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     0.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    MM                                                       
 LOWEST     MM                                                       
 AVERAGE    MM                                                       
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THE FAIRBANKS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE       -1        38      1980                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE      -20       -61      1906                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 18 2004.......SUNRISE  1020 AM AST   SUNSET   344 PM AST   
JANUARY 19 2004.......SUNRISE  1017 AM AST   SUNSET   348 PM AST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.   

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AVAILABLE DAYLIGHT

AMOUNT OF DAYLIGHT TODAY  (HOUR:MIN)........ 5:24   
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....+0:06:00 

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