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CLIFAI

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
132 AM AKDT WED MAY 16 2012

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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         50    540 PM  81    1915  61    -11       63       
  MINIMUM         34    509 AM  23    1937  38     -4       33       
  AVERAGE         42                        49     -7       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.45 2005   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.14                      0.25  -0.11      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.95                      0.81   0.14     0.22    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.06                      1.81   0.25     2.05    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.0  1918   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.7   -0.7       T      
  SINCE MAR 1     14.7                       8.5    6.2      4.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     57.4                      64.8   -7.4     61.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       23                        16      7       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  344                       284     60      344       
  SINCE MAR 1   3048                      2918    130     3115       
  SINCE JUL 1  13595                     13308    287    13405       
                                                                     
 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    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100                                                       
 LOWEST     42                                                       
 AVERAGE    71                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        82      1993                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        22      1937                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 16 2012..........SUNRISE  423 AM AKDT   SUNSET  1116 PM AKDT
MAY 17 2012..........SUNRISE  420 AM AKDT   SUNSET  1120 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)........18:53
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................7 MINUTES
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