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CLIFAI

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1235 AM AKST SUN DEC 16 2012

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 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        -21   1234 AM  33    1986   5    -26       18       
  MINIMUM        -42    921 PM -55    1946 -13    -29      -14       
  AVERAGE        -31                        -4    -27        2      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.22 1967   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.18                      0.29   0.89     0.41    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.18                      0.29   0.89     0.41    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.61                     10.46   0.15     9.00    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             3.4  1967   0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   18.3                       5.7   12.6      6.1     
  SINCE DEC 1     18.3                       5.7   12.6      6.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     29.6                      31.5   -1.9     19.5     
  SNOW DEPTH      19                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       96                        69     27       63       
  MONTH TO DATE 1195                      1019    176      762       
  SINCE DEC 1   1195                      1019    176      762       
  SINCE JUL 1   5684                      5150    534     4877       
                                                                     
 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     8   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77                                                       
 LOWEST     53                                                       
 AVERAGE    65                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    5        41      2005                    
                                             1988                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)  -13       -53      1946                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 16 2012..........SUNRISE  1055 AM AKST   SUNSET  241 PM AKST
DECEMBER 17 2012..........SUNRISE  1056 AM AKST   SUNSET  241 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)........3:46
LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY........................1 MINUTE
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