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CLIFAI

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1248 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 21 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         -6   1159 PM  47    1961   1     -7      -12       
  MINIMUM        -30    805 AM -61    1906 -17    -13      -39       
  AVERAGE        -18                        -8    -10      -25      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          0.53 1929   0.02  -0.01      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.43                      0.41   0.02     0.11    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.38                      1.05   0.33     0.34    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.43                      0.41   0.02     0.11    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.1           8.2  1933   0.3   -0.2       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    7.5                       7.3    0.2      1.7     
  SINCE DEC 1     19.7                      19.4    0.3      5.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     33.1                      45.2  -12.1     25.1     
  SNOW DEPTH      17                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       83                        73     10       90       
  MONTH TO DATE 1919                      1537    382     1460       
  SINCE DEC 1   3805                      3678    127     4018       
  SINCE JUL 1   7920                      7809    111     7561       
                                                                     
 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    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86                                                       
 LOWEST     73                                                       
 AVERAGE    80                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    1        37      2008                    
                                             1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)  -17       -60      1906                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 22 2012..........SUNRISE  1009 AM AKST   SUNSET  359 PM AKST
JANUARY 23 2012..........SUNRISE  1006 AM AKST   SUNSET  402 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)........5:50
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................7 MINUTES
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