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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1256 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 3 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        -31    641 PM  29    1968   2    -33       25       
  MINIMUM        -44    725 AM -57    1969 -16    -28        7       
  AVERAGE        -37                        -7    -30       16      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.22 1950   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.04                      0.06  -0.02      T      
  SINCE DEC 1      0.99                      0.70   0.29     0.23    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.04                      0.06  -0.02      T      
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             5.8  1973   0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.3                       1.2   -0.9       T      
  SINCE DEC 1     12.5                      13.3   -0.8      4.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     25.9                      39.1  -13.2     23.4     
  SNOW DEPTH      14                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY      102                        72     30       49       
  MONTH TO DATE  298                       216     82      137       
  SINCE DEC 1   2184                      2357   -173     2695       
  SINCE JUL 1   6299                      6488   -189     6238       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED     6   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

                                                                     
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)    2        40      1977                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)  -16       -56      1975                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 04 2012..........SUNRISE  1051 AM AKST   SUNSET  303 PM AKST
JANUARY 05 2012..........SUNRISE  1050 AM AKST   SUNSET  305 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)........4:12
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................4 MINUTES
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