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CLIFAI

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
136 AM AKDT WED APR 18 2012

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 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         59    614 PM  60    1996  46     13       43       
  MINIMUM         29    521 AM -16    1963  22      7       16       
  AVERAGE         44                        34     10       30      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.22 1947   0.01  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.14  -0.14     0.07    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.74                      0.39   0.35     0.22    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.85                      1.39   0.46     2.05    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.1  1947   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.9   -1.9      1.7     
  SINCE MAR 1     14.7                       6.8    7.9      4.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     57.4                      63.1   -5.7     61.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       7                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       21                        31    -10       35       
  MONTH TO DATE  561                       632    -71      669       
  SINCE MAR 1   2431                      2292    139     2450       
  SINCE JUL 1  12978                     12682    296    12740       
                                                                     
 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    NE (60)       

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85                                                       
 LOWEST     28                                                       
 AVERAGE    57                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        68      1999                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23       -18      1948                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 18 2012..........SUNRISE  604 AM AKDT   SUNSET  941 PM AKDT
APRIL 19 2012..........SUNRISE  600 AM AKDT   SUNSET  944 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)........15:37
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................7 MINUTES
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