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CLIFAI

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
144 AM AKDT TUE MAY 22 2012

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 2012...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         70    218 PM  82    2002  63      7       76       
  MINIMUM         42    351 AM  25    1964  40      2       45       
  AVERAGE         56                        52      4       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          0.38 1982   0.02  -0.02      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.14                      0.37  -0.23     0.01    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.95                      0.93   0.02     0.23    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.06                      1.93   0.13     2.06    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0           T    1950   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.8   -0.8       T      
  SINCE MAR 1     14.7                       8.6    6.1      4.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     57.4                      64.9   -7.5     61.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY            9                        14     -5        4       
  MONTH TO DATE  423                       371     52      385       
  SINCE MAR 1   3127                      3005    122     3156       
  SINCE JUL 1  13674                     13395    279    13446       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            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    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)      

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76                                                       
 LOWEST     18                                                       
 AVERAGE    47                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        84      1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        26      1933                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 22 2012..........SUNRISE  403 AM AKDT   SUNSET  1137 PM AKDT
MAY 23 2012..........SUNRISE  400 AM AKDT   SUNSET  1140 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)........19:34
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................7 MINUTES
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