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CLIFAI

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1233 AM AKST MON JAN 16 2012

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 15 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        -25   1159 PM  50    1981   0    -25      -12       
  MINIMUM        -48    440 AM -64    1934 -18    -30      -29       
  AVERAGE        -36                        -9    -27      -20      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.75 1906   0.01  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.40                      0.30   0.10     0.11    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.35                      0.94   0.41     0.34    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.40                      0.30   0.10     0.11    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             7.5  1906   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    7.2                       5.4    1.8      1.7     
  SINCE DEC 1     19.4                      17.5    1.9      5.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     32.8                      43.3  -10.5     25.1     
  SNOW DEPTH      17                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY      101                        74     27       85       
  MONTH TO DATE 1351                      1094    257      909       
  SINCE DEC 1   3237                      3235      2     3467       
  SINCE JUL 1   7352                      7366    -14     7010       
                                                                     
 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     N (20)       

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77                                                       
 LOWEST     69                                                       
 AVERAGE    73                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    0        52      2009                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)  -18       -58      1934                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 16 2012..........SUNRISE  1026 AM AKST   SUNSET  338 PM AKST
JANUARY 17 2012..........SUNRISE  1023 AM AKST   SUNSET  342 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)........5:12
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................6 MINUTES
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