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CLIFAI

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
142 AM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 16 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         21    429 PM  56    1925  32    -11       35       
  MINIMUM         16    751 AM -14    1965  17     -1       29       
  AVERAGE         19                        24     -5       32      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.14          0.44 1936   0.03   0.11     0.06    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.21                      0.45   0.76     0.06    
  SINCE SEP 1      1.76                      1.55   0.21     0.71    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.97                      9.12  -0.15     7.87    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        1.6           5.0  1921   0.4    1.2      0.6     
  MONTH TO DATE    3.6                       4.6   -1.0      0.7     
  SINCE SEP 1      3.6                       6.4   -2.8      0.7     
  SINCE JUL 1      3.6                       6.4   -2.8      0.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       2                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       46                        41      5       33       
  MONTH TO DATE  516                       551    -35      459       
  SINCE SEP 1   1092                      1156    -64      934       
  SINCE JUL 1   1490                      1545    -55     1274       
                                                                     
 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    SW (210)      

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92                                                       
 LOWEST     80                                                       
 AVERAGE    86                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        54      1925                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   16       -10      1907                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 17 2012..........SUNRISE  853 AM AKDT   SUNSET  620 PM AKDT
OCTOBER 18 2012..........SUNRISE  856 AM AKDT   SUNSET  617 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)........9:27
LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY........................7 MINUTES
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