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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1231 AM AKST THU JAN 5 2012

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 4 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        -23   1159 PM  40    1977   2    -25       30       
  MINIMUM        -38   1257 AM -56    1975 -16    -22       13       
  AVERAGE        -30                        -7    -23       22      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          0.35 1907   0.03  -0.01      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.06                      0.09  -0.03      T      
  SINCE DEC 1      1.01                      0.73   0.28     0.23    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.06                      0.09  -0.03      T      
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.2           6.0  1938   0.4   -0.2       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.5                       1.6   -1.1       T      
  SINCE DEC 1     12.7                      13.7   -1.0      4.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     26.1                      39.5  -13.4     23.4     
  SNOW DEPTH      14                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       95                        72     23       43       
  MONTH TO DATE  393                       288    105      180       
  SINCE DEC 1   2279                      2429   -150     2738       
  SINCE JUL 1   6394                      6560   -166     6281       
                                                                     
 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     8   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77                                                       
 LOWEST     62                                                       
 AVERAGE    70                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    1        33      1960                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)  -16       -57      1975                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 05 2012..........SUNRISE  1050 AM AKST   SUNSET  305 PM AKST
JANUARY 06 2012..........SUNRISE  1048 AM AKST   SUNSET  308 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)........4:15
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................4 MINUTES
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