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CLIFAI

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
131 AM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 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         54    153 PM  69    1907  56     -2       53       
  MINIMUM         32    429 AM   9    1945  33     -1       29       
  AVERAGE         43                        44     -1       41      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.37 1984   0.01  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.06  -0.06      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.81                      0.62   0.19     0.22    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.92                      1.62   0.30     2.05    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.2  2001   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.2   -0.2       T      
  SINCE MAR 1     14.7                       8.0    6.7      4.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     57.4                      64.3   -6.9     61.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       22                        21      1       24       
  MONTH TO DATE  128                        86     42       96       
  SINCE MAR 1   2832                      2720    112     2867       
  SINCE JUL 1  13379                     13110    269    13157       
                                                                     
 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     N (10)       

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    70                                                       
 LOWEST     26                                                       
 AVERAGE    48                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        70      1960                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        11      1945                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 05 2012..........SUNRISE  502 AM AKDT   SUNSET  1038 PM AKDT
MAY 06 2012..........SUNRISE  459 AM AKDT   SUNSET  1041 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)........17:36
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................8 MINUTES
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