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CLIFAI

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1254 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 2 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        -23    141 PM  41    2011   2    -25       41       
  MINIMUM        -40   1142 PM -61    1969 -14    -26       12       
  AVERAGE        -31                        -7    -24       27      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.04          0.22 1907   0.02   0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.04                      0.04   0.00      T      
  SINCE DEC 1      0.99                      0.68   0.31     0.23    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.04                      0.04   0.00      T      
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.3           6.0  1961   0.4   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.3                       0.8   -0.5       T      
  SINCE DEC 1     12.5                      12.9   -0.4      4.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     25.9                      38.7  -12.8     23.4     
  SNOW DEPTH      14                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       96                        72     24       38       
  MONTH TO DATE  196                       144     52       88       
  SINCE DEC 1   2082                      2285   -203     2646       
  SINCE JUL 1   6197                      6416   -219     6189       
                                                                     
 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     6   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82                                                       
 LOWEST     66                                                       
 AVERAGE    74                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    2        29      1968                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)  -16       -57      1969                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 03 2012..........SUNRISE  1053 AM AKST   SUNSET  300 PM AKST
JANUARY 04 2012..........SUNRISE  1051 AM AKST   SUNSET  303 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)........4:07
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................4 MINUTES
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