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CLIFAI

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
134 AM AKDT SUN MAY 6 2012

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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         55   1247 PM  70    1960  56     -1       55       
  MINIMUM         31    532 AM  11    1945  33     -2       31       
  AVERAGE         43                        45     -2       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          0.27 1941   0.02  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.08  -0.07      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.82                      0.64   0.18     0.22    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.93                      1.64   0.29     2.05    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.9  2001   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.3   -0.3       T      
  SINCE MAR 1     14.7                       8.1    6.6      4.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     57.4                      64.4   -7.0     61.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       22                        20      2       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  150                       106     44      118       
  SINCE MAR 1   2854                      2740    114     2889       
  SINCE JUL 1  13401                     13130    271    13179       
                                                                     
 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    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92                                                       
 LOWEST     32                                                       
 AVERAGE    62                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        72      1951                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        12      1922                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 06 2012..........SUNRISE  459 AM AKDT   SUNSET  1041 PM AKDT
MAY 07 2012..........SUNRISE  455 AM AKDT   SUNSET  1045 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)........17:42
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................7 MINUTES
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