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CLIFAI

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
132 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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    439 PM  73    1995  58     -4       54       
  MINIMUM         35    524 AM   8    1964  35      0       25       
  AVERAGE         45                        46     -1       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.37 1989   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.13  -0.12      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.82                      0.69   0.13     0.22    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.93                      1.69   0.24     2.05    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.9  1992   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.4   -0.4       T      
  SINCE MAR 1     14.7                       8.2    6.5      4.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     57.4                      64.5   -7.1     61.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        19      1       25       
  MONTH TO DATE  207                       164     43      193       
  SINCE MAR 1   2911                      2798    113     2964       
  SINCE JUL 1  13458                     13188    270    13254       
                                                                     
 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    NW (330)      

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    64                                                       
 LOWEST     35                                                       
 AVERAGE    50                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        80      1995                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        -1      1964                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 09 2012..........SUNRISE  448 AM AKDT   SUNSET  1052 PM AKDT
MAY 10 2012..........SUNRISE  444 AM AKDT   SUNSET  1055 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)........18:04
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................7 MINUTES
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