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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS, AK                               
1239 AM AST TUE FEB 17 2004

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...THE FAIRBANKS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 16 2004...

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

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE          
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM               
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM          2    550 PM  44    1947   8     -6                
  MINIMUM        -19    744 AM -47    1915 -15     -4                
  AVERAGE         -8                        -4     -4               
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.39 1932   0.01  -0.01             
  MONTH TO DATE    0.29                      0.24   0.05             
  SINCE DEC 1      1.21                      1.54  -0.33             
  SINCE JAN 1      0.62                      0.80  -0.18             
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.9  1932   0.3   -0.3              
  MONTH TO DATE    6.6                       4.8    1.8              
  SINCE DEC 1     24.7                      28.8   -4.1              
  SINCE JUL 1     55.0                      57.6   -2.6              
  SNOW DEPTH      20                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       73                                4                
  MONTH TO DATE 1035                             -102                
  SINCE DEC 1   5826                              175                
  SINCE JUL 1   9617                             -222                
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                                0                
  MONTH TO DATE    0                                0                
  SINCE DEC 1      0                                0                
  SINCE JAN 1      0                                0                
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     8   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED     8   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.4                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87                                                       
 LOWEST     59                                                       
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE FAIRBANKS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    9        37      1941                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)  -15       -49      1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 17 2004......SUNRISE   845 AM AST   SUNSET   528 PM AST   
FEBRUARY 18 2004......SUNRISE   841 AM AST   SUNSET   532 PM AST

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AVAILABLE DAYLIGHT

AMOUNT OF DAYLIGHT TODAY  (HOUR:MIN)........ 8:43   
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....+0:06:49   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

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