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CLIFAI

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
421 AM AKDT WED AUG 8 2012

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 7 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         57   1236 PM  83    1968  68    -11       56       
  MINIMUM         50   1159 PM  37    1969  49      1       46       
  AVERAGE         54                        59     -5       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.08          0.63 1944   0.06   0.02     0.05    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.10                      0.48  -0.38     0.06    
  SINCE JUN 1      3.21                      4.01  -0.80     3.53    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.86                      6.17  -0.31     5.62    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1969   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUN 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                         7      4       14       
  MONTH TO DATE   61                        42     19       42       
  SINCE JUN 1    311                       310      1      289       
  SINCE JUL 1    196                       150     46      149       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUN 1     34                        54    -20       24       
  SINCE JAN 1     34                        55    -21       39       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93                                                       
 LOWEST     77                                                       
 AVERAGE    85                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        85      1966                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        33      1959                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 08 2012..........SUNRISE  518 AM AKDT   SUNSET  1035 PM AKDT
AUGUST 09 2012..........SUNRISE  521 AM AKDT   SUNSET  1031 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)........17:17
LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY........................7 MINUTES
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JM AUG 12