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CLIFAI

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1244 AM AKST MON JAN 2 2012

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 1 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1904 TO 2012


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM        -28    949 PM  41    1937   2    -30       35       
  MINIMUM        -43   1131 AM -60    1969 -14    -29       -5       
  AVERAGE        -35                        -7    -28       15      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.47 1916   0.02  -0.02      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.02  -0.02      T      
  SINCE DEC 1      0.95                      0.66   0.29     0.23    
  SINCE JAN 1      T                         0.02  -0.02      T      
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             5.0  1916   0.4   -0.4       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.4   -0.4       T      
  SINCE DEC 1     12.2                      12.5   -0.3      4.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     25.6                      38.3  -12.7     23.4     
  SNOW DEPTH      14                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY      100                        72     28       50       
  MONTH TO DATE  100                        72     28       50       
  SINCE DEC 1   1986                      2213   -227     2608       
  SINCE JUL 1   6101                      6344   -243     6151       
                                                                     
 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 GUST SPEED     7   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    75                                                       
 LOWEST     75                                                       
 AVERAGE    75                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    2        41      2011                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)  -14       -61      1969                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 02 2012..........SUNRISE  1054 AM AKST   SUNSET  258 PM AKST
JANUARY 03 2012..........SUNRISE  1053 AM AKST   SUNSET  300 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)........4:04
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................3 MINUTES
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