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CLIFAI

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
138 AM AKDT SAT OCT 6 2012

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 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         46    406 PM  62    1923  42      4       49       
  MINIMUM         30    744 AM   8    1970  25      5       23       
  AVERAGE         38                        33      5       36      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          0.56 1983   0.03  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.02                      0.14  -0.12      T      
  SINCE SEP 1      0.57                      1.24  -0.67     0.65    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.78                      8.81  -1.03     7.81    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             3.3  1983   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.0   -1.0       T      
  SINCE SEP 1      T                         2.8   -2.8       T      
  SINCE JUL 1      T                         2.8   -2.8       T      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       27                        32     -5       29       
  MONTH TO DATE  128                       151    -23      127       
  SINCE SEP 1    704                       756    -52      602       
  SINCE JUL 1   1102                      1145    -43      942       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     34                        61    -27       39       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED     9   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  SNOW                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96                                                       
 LOWEST     70                                                       
 AVERAGE    83                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        64      1969                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25         2      1919                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 06 2012..........SUNRISE  819 AM AKDT   SUNSET  659 PM AKDT
OCTOBER 07 2012..........SUNRISE  822 AM AKDT   SUNSET  656 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)........10:40
LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY........................6 MINUTES
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OCT 12