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CLIFAI

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
131 AM AKDT THU MAR 22 2012

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 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         14    304 PM  56    1915  28    -14       34       
  MINIMUM        -12    739 AM -37    1918   0    -12       -8       
  AVERAGE          1                        14    -13       13      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.22 1969   0.01  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.69                      0.18   0.51     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.69                      0.18   0.51     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.80                      1.18   0.62     1.83    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.9  1967   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   13.6                       3.5   10.1      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     13.6                       3.5   10.1      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     56.3                      59.8   -3.5     56.8     
  SNOW DEPTH      23                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       64                        51     13       52       
  MONTH TO DATE 1382                      1185    197     1322       
  SINCE MAR 1   1382                      1185    197     1322       
  SINCE JUL 1  11929                     11575    354    11612       
                                                                     
 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    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    70                                                       
 LOWEST     34                                                       
 AVERAGE    52                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29        52      1915                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    0       -30      1995                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 22 2012..........SUNRISE  743 AM AKDT   SUNSET  816 PM AKDT
MARCH 23 2012..........SUNRISE  739 AM AKDT   SUNSET  819 PM AKDT

                                                                    
-  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)........12:33
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................7 MINUTES
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