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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS, AK                               
1238 AM AST SUN FEB 22 2004

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...THE FAIRBANKS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 21 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         27    458 PM  41    1977  11     16                
  MINIMUM        -12    209 AM -54    1932 -14      2                
  AVERAGE          8                        -2     10               
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.13 1913   0.01  -0.01             
  MONTH TO DATE    0.29                      0.29   0.00             
  SINCE DEC 1      1.21                      1.59  -0.38             
  SINCE JAN 1      0.62                      0.85  -0.23             
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.5  1913   0.2   -0.2              
  MONTH TO DATE    6.6                       6.2    0.4              
  SINCE DEC 1     24.7                      30.2   -5.5              
  SINCE JUL 1     55.0                      59.0   -4.0              
  SNOW DEPTH      19                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       57                               -9                
  MONTH TO DATE 1377                              -96                
  SINCE DEC 1   6168                              181                
  SINCE JUL 1   9959                             -216                
                                                                     
 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 (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED     9   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     1.9                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    95                                                       
 LOWEST     68                                                       
 AVERAGE    82                                                       
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THE FAIRBANKS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   12        46      1997                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)  -14       -50      1932                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 22 2004......SUNRISE   827 AM AST   SUNSET   544 PM AST
FEBRUARY 23 2004......SUNRISE   823 AM AST   SUNSET   548 PM AST 
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-  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)........ 9:18   
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....+0:06:48