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CLIFAI

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1241 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 4 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         -1    430 PM  44    1957  19    -20       17       
  MINIMUM        -21    819 PM -41    1951  -9    -12      -26       
  AVERAGE        -11                         5    -16       -4      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.30 1918   0.01  -0.01     0.00    
                                      1950                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      0.04  -0.01     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.03                      0.04  -0.01     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.14                      1.04   0.10     1.83    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             3.1  1950   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.9                       0.8    0.1      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.9                       0.8    0.1      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     43.6                      57.1  -13.5     56.8     
  SNOW DEPTH      21                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       76                        60     16       69       
  MONTH TO DATE  280                       241     39      296       
  SINCE MAR 1    280                       241     39      296       
  SINCE JUL 1  10827                     10631    196    10586       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED     8   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    95                                                       
 LOWEST     65                                                       
 AVERAGE    80                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   20        44      1984                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   -8       -45      1956                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 05 2012..........SUNRISE  744 AM AKST   SUNSET  624 PM AKST
MARCH 06 2012..........SUNRISE  741 AM AKST   SUNSET  627 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)........10:40
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................6 MINUTES
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TF MAR 12