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CLIFAI

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1246 AM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 7 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        -16    611 PM  33    1944   1    -17       16       
  MINIMUM        -42    115 AM -55    1975 -15    -27       12       
  AVERAGE        -29                        -8    -21       14      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          0.43 1916   0.02   0.00     0.04    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.19                      0.15   0.04     0.11    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.14                      0.79   0.35     0.34    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.19                      0.15   0.04     0.11    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        1.8           7.5  1916   0.4    1.4      0.9     
  MONTH TO DATE    3.9                       2.7    1.2      1.7     
  SINCE DEC 1     16.1                      14.8    1.3      5.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     29.5                      40.6  -11.1     25.1     
  SNOW DEPTH      16                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       94                        73     21       51       
  MONTH TO DATE  662                       507    155      340       
  SINCE DEC 1   2548                      2648   -100     2898       
  SINCE JUL 1   6663                      6779   -116     6441       
                                                                     
 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    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86                                                       
 LOWEST     70                                                       
 AVERAGE    78                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    1        40      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)  -15       -53      1952                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 08 2012..........SUNRISE  1044 AM AKST   SUNSET  314 PM AKST
JANUARY 09 2012..........SUNRISE  1042 AM AKST   SUNSET  316 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)........4:30
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................4 MINUTES
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