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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1238 AM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 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         16    418 PM  48    1945  15      1       11       
  MINIMUM          7   1200 AM -50    1932 -11     18      -28       
  AVERAGE         12                         2     10       -8      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          0.20 1918   0.02   0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.22                      0.36  -0.14     1.37    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.86                      1.58   0.28     1.79    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.91                      0.94  -0.03     1.56    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.6           2.5  1968   0.3    0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    3.9                       6.9   -3.0     25.1     
  SINCE DEC 1     25.7                      29.3   -3.6     32.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     39.1                      55.1  -16.0     51.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       19                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       53                        63    -10       73       
  MONTH TO DATE 1337                      1548   -211     1655       
  SINCE DEC 1   6062                      5949    113     6406       
  SINCE JUL 1  10177                     10080     97     9949       
                                                                     
 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     5   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96                                                       
 LOWEST     84                                                       
 AVERAGE    90                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   15        50      1943                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)  -11       -52      1932                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
FEBRUARY 24 2012..........SUNRISE  820 AM AKST   SUNSET  552 PM AKST
FEBRUARY 25 2012..........SUNRISE  817 AM AKST   SUNSET  555 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)........9:32
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................7 MINUTES
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