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CLIFAI

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
207 AM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 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        -22    800 PM  52    1934   6    -28       21       
  MINIMUM        -32    725 AM -59    1935 -12    -20       -1       
  AVERAGE        -27                        -3    -24       10      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.16 1928   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.13  -0.13     0.13    
  SINCE DEC 1      T                         0.13  -0.13     0.13    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.43                     10.30  -0.87     8.72    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.0  1928   0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.1                       2.6   -2.5      2.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.1                       2.6   -2.5      2.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     11.4                      28.4  -17.0     15.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       6                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       92                        68     24       55       
  MONTH TO DATE  657                       473    184      355       
  SINCE DEC 1    657                       473    184      355       
  SINCE JUL 1   5146                      4604    542     4470       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     34                        61    -27       39       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED     7   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    73                                                       
 LOWEST     61                                                       
 AVERAGE    67                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    6        55      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)  -12       -53      1935                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 08 2012..........SUNRISE  1040 AM AKST   SUNSET  248 PM AKST
DECEMBER 09 2012..........SUNRISE  1043 AM AKST   SUNSET  246 PM AKST

                                                                    
-  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)........4:08
LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY........................4 MINUTES
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