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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
131 AM AKDT FRI MAR 16 2012

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 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         20    252 PM  45    1933  25     -5       26       
  MINIMUM         -8    943 PM -46    1964  -4     -4      -14       
  AVERAGE          6                        10     -4        6      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.21 1952   0.01  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.67                      0.14   0.53     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.67                      0.14   0.53     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.78                      1.14   0.64     1.83    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.0  1928   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   13.4                       2.7   10.7      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     13.4                       2.7   10.7      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     56.1                      59.0   -2.9     56.8     
  SNOW DEPTH      24                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       59                        55      4       59       
  MONTH TO DATE  975                       869    106      987       
  SINCE MAR 1    975                       869    106      987       
  SINCE JUL 1  11522                     11259    263    11277       
                                                                     
 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 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82                                                       
 LOWEST     45                                                       
 AVERAGE    64                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25        46      1937                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   -3       -40      1959                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 16 2012..........SUNRISE  805 AM AKDT   SUNSET  758 PM AKDT
MARCH 17 2012..........SUNRISE  801 AM AKDT   SUNSET  801 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)........11:53
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................6 MINUTES
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