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CLIFAI

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
143 AM AKDT TUE OCT 16 2012

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 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         26   1109 AM  59    1969  33     -7       47       
  MINIMUM         20   1156 PM -15    1907  18      2       27       
  AVERAGE         23                        25     -2       37      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.14          0.26 1936   0.02   0.12      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.07                      0.42   0.65      T      
  SINCE SEP 1      1.62                      1.52   0.10     0.65    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.83                      9.09  -0.26     7.81    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        1.9           2.3  2005   0.3    1.6       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.0                       4.2   -2.2      0.1     
  SINCE SEP 1      2.0                       6.0   -4.0      0.1     
  SINCE JUL 1      2.0                       6.0   -4.0      0.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       2                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       42                        40      2       28       
  MONTH TO DATE  470                       510    -40      426       
  SINCE SEP 1   1046                      1115    -69      901       
  SINCE JUL 1   1444                      1504    -60     1241       
                                                                     
 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    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96                                                       
 LOWEST     68                                                       
 AVERAGE    82                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        56      1925                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   17       -14      1965                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 16 2012..........SUNRISE  850 AM AKDT   SUNSET  624 PM AKDT
OCTOBER 17 2012..........SUNRISE  853 AM AKDT   SUNSET  620 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)........9:34
LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY........................7 MINUTES
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TF OCT 12