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CDAK49 PAFG 290931
CLIFAI

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1231 AM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 28 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        -42    309 PM  42    1945   2    -44        5       
  MINIMUM        -50   1134 PM -60    1933 -17    -33      -14       
  AVERAGE        -46                        -7    -39       -4      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.51 1991   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.49                      0.53  -0.04     0.19    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.44                      1.17   0.27     0.42    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.49                      0.53  -0.04     0.19    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           8.3  1991   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    8.5                       9.3   -0.8      3.1     
  SINCE DEC 1     20.7                      21.4   -0.7      7.2     
  SINCE JUL 1     34.1                      47.2  -13.1     26.5     
  SNOW DEPTH      17                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY      111                        72     39       69       
  MONTH TO DATE 2534                      2046    488     1991       
  SINCE DEC 1   4420                      4187    233     4549       
  SINCE JUL 1   8535                      8318    217     8092       
                                                                     
 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    NE (30)       

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       

                                                                     
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        35      1994                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)  -16       -58      1933                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 29 2012..........SUNRISE  948 AM AKST   SUNSET  423 PM AKST
JANUARY 30 2012..........SUNRISE  945 AM AKST   SUNSET  427 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)........6:35
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................7 MINUTES
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