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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
137 AM AKDT THU MAR 15 2012

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 14 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         19    449 PM  46    1926  24     -5       21       
  MINIMUM         -5    759 AM -43    1964  -5      0      -20       
  AVERAGE          7                        10     -3        1      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.27 1943   0.01  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.67                      0.13   0.54     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.67                      0.13   0.54     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.78                      1.13   0.65     1.83    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.8  1930   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   13.4                       2.5   10.9      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     13.4                       2.5   10.9      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     56.1                      58.8   -2.7     56.8     
  SNOW DEPTH      24                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       58                        55      3       64       
  MONTH TO DATE  916                       814    102      928       
  SINCE MAR 1    916                       814    102      928       
  SINCE JUL 1  11463                     11204    259    11218       
                                                                     
 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    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    72                                                       
 LOWEST     45                                                       
 AVERAGE    59                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25        45      1933                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   -4       -46      1964                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 15 2012..........SUNRISE  808 AM AKDT   SUNSET  755 PM AKDT
MARCH 16 2012..........SUNRISE  805 AM AKDT   SUNSET  758 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)........11:47
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................7 MINUTES
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MAR 12