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CLIFAI

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
133 AM AKDT THU OCT 18 2012

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 17 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         22    452 PM  54    1925  31     -9       33       
  MINIMUM         14    553 AM -10    1907  16     -2       31       
  AVERAGE         18                        24     -6       32      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          0.32 1933   0.03  -0.01     0.08    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.18                      0.48   0.70     0.14    
  SINCE SEP 1      1.73                      1.58   0.15     0.79    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.94                      9.15  -0.21     7.95    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.2           9.7  1974   0.4   -0.2      0.9     
  MONTH TO DATE    3.8                       5.0   -1.2      1.6     
  SINCE SEP 1      3.8                       6.8   -3.0      1.6     
  SINCE JUL 1      3.8                       6.8   -3.0      1.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       3                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       47                        41      6       33       
  MONTH TO DATE  563                       592    -29      492       
  SINCE SEP 1   1139                      1197    -58      967       
  SINCE JUL 1   1537                      1586    -49     1307       
                                                                     
 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     8   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92                                                       
 LOWEST     71                                                       
 AVERAGE    82                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30        63      1925                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   15       -15      1915                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 18 2012..........SUNRISE  856 AM AKDT   SUNSET  617 PM AKDT
OCTOBER 19 2012..........SUNRISE  859 AM AKDT   SUNSET  613 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)........9:21
LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY........................6 MINUTES
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