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CLIFAI

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
346 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 23 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        -30   1052 PM  44    1985   4    -34       11       
  MINIMUM        -41   1001 AM -53    1961 -14    -27      -15       
  AVERAGE        -35                        -5    -30       -2      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.53 1984   0.02  -0.02     0.14    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.19                      0.46   0.73     0.69    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.19                      0.46   0.73     0.69    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.62                     10.63  -0.01     9.28    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           7.1  1984   0.4   -0.4      1.7     
  MONTH TO DATE   18.6                       8.8    9.8      9.5     
  SINCE DEC 1     18.6                       8.8    9.8      9.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     29.9                      34.6   -4.7     22.9     
  SNOW DEPTH      16                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY      100                        70     30       67       
  MONTH TO DATE 2015                      1574    441     1205       
  SINCE DEC 1   2015                      1574    441     1205       
  SINCE JUL 1   6504                      5705    799     5320       
                                                                     
 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 (50)       

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    MM                                                       
 LOWEST     MM                                                       
 AVERAGE    MM                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    4        42      1985                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)  -14       -54      1961                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 24 2012..........SUNRISE  1100 AM AKST   SUNSET  244 PM AKST
DECEMBER 25 2012..........SUNRISE  1100 AM AKST   SUNSET  245 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)........3:44
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................1 MINUTE
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