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CLIFAI

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1237 AM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 5 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         -5    756 PM  33    1960   1     -6       23       
  MINIMUM        -33    840 AM -57    1975 -16    -17       -6       
  AVERAGE        -19                        -8    -11        9      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.35 1907   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.06                      0.11  -0.05      T      
  SINCE DEC 1      1.01                      0.75   0.26     0.23    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.06                      0.11  -0.05      T      
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             4.2  2005   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.5                       1.9   -1.4       T      
  SINCE DEC 1     12.7                      14.0   -1.3      4.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     26.1                      39.8  -13.7     23.4     
  SNOW DEPTH      14                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       84                        73     11       56       
  MONTH TO DATE  477                       361    116      236       
  SINCE DEC 1   2363                      2502   -139     2794       
  SINCE JUL 1   6478                      6633   -155     6337       
                                                                     
 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    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87                                                       
 LOWEST     63                                                       
 AVERAGE    75                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    1        34      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)  -15       -57      1975                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 06 2012..........SUNRISE  1048 AM AKST   SUNSET  308 PM AKST
JANUARY 07 2012..........SUNRISE  1046 AM AKST   SUNSET  311 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)........4:20
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................4 MINUTES
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