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CLIFAI

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1239 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 29 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          4    420 PM  40    1988  17    -13       -3       
  MINIMUM        -18   1154 PM -43    1956 -10     -8      -31       
  AVERAGE         -7                         4    -11      -17      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.16 1944   0.01  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.42                      0.42   0.00     1.64    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.06                      1.64   0.42     2.06    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.11                      1.00   0.11     1.83    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.9  1944   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    7.5                       8.1   -0.6     30.3     
  SINCE DEC 1     29.3                      30.5   -1.2     37.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     42.7                      56.3  -13.6     56.8     
  SNOW DEPTH      21                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       72                        61     11       82       
  MONTH TO DATE 1707                      1919   -212     1996       
  SINCE DEC 1   6432                      6320    112     6747       
  SINCE JUL 1  10547                     10451     96    10290       
                                                                     
 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    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89                                                       
 LOWEST     51                                                       
 AVERAGE    70                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   18        53      1938                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   -9       -49      1956                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 01 2012..........SUNRISE  759 AM AKST   SUNSET  611 PM AKST
MARCH 02 2012..........SUNRISE  755 AM AKST   SUNSET  614 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)........10:12
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................7 MINUTES
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RT MAR 12