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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
136 AM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 11 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         -1    537 PM  47    1988  23    -24       20       
  MINIMUM        -28    436 AM -41    1930  -6    -22      -20       
  AVERAGE        -14                         8    -22        0      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          0.30 1921   0.01   0.00     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.64                      0.11   0.53     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.64                      0.11   0.53     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.75                      1.11   0.64     1.83    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.1           3.5  1935   0.2   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   13.1                       2.0   11.1      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     13.1                       2.0   11.1      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     55.8                      58.3   -2.5     56.8     
  SNOW DEPTH      26                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       79                        57     22       65       
  MONTH TO DATE  726                       647     79      734       
  SINCE MAR 1    726                       647     79      734       
  SINCE JUL 1  11273                     11037    236    11024       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED     9   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83                                                       
 LOWEST     70                                                       
 AVERAGE    77                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23        45      1926                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   -6       -56      1911                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 12 2012..........SUNRISE  819 AM AKDT   SUNSET  746 PM AKDT
MARCH 13 2012..........SUNRISE  815 AM AKDT   SUNSET  749 PM AKDT

                                                                    
-  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)........11:27
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................6 MINUTES
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MAR 12