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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1242 AM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 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         -6    120 AM  39    1981   1     -7       -2       
  MINIMUM        -14   1159 PM -60    1906 -17      3      -42       
  AVERAGE        -10                        -8     -2      -22      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          0.39 1950   0.01   0.00      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.48                      0.44   0.04     0.15    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.43                      1.08   0.35     0.38    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.48                      0.44   0.04     0.15    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.3           6.8  1950   0.2    0.1      0.1     
  MONTH TO DATE    8.3                       7.8    0.5      2.6     
  SINCE DEC 1     20.5                      19.9    0.6      6.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     33.9                      45.7  -11.8     26.0     
  SNOW DEPTH      17                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       75                        73      2       87       
  MONTH TO DATE 2065                      1683    382     1638       
  SINCE DEC 1   3951                      3824    127     4196       
  SINCE JUL 1   8066                      7955    111     7739       
                                                                     
 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    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    79                                                       
 LOWEST     54                                                       
 AVERAGE    67                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    1        46      1977                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)  -17       -60      1911                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 24 2012..........SUNRISE  1003 AM AKST   SUNSET  406 PM AKST
JANUARY 25 2012..........SUNRISE  1000 AM AKST   SUNSET  409 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)........6:03
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................6 MINUTES
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