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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
135 AM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 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          7    407 PM  50    1981  26    -19       30       
  MINIMUM        -21    MM     -44    1930  -2    -19      -17       
  AVERAGE         -7                        12    -19        7      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.12 1942   0.01  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.67                      0.16   0.51     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.67                      0.16   0.51     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.78                      1.16   0.62     1.83    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             1.3  1976   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   13.4                       3.1   10.3      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     13.4                       3.1   10.3      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     56.1                      59.4   -3.3     56.8     
  SNOW DEPTH      24                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       72                        53     19       58       
  MONTH TO DATE 1184                      1030    154     1169       
  SINCE MAR 1   1184                      1030    154     1169       
  SINCE JUL 1  11731                     11420    311    11459       
                                                                     
 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    SW (210)      

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86                                                       
 LOWEST     60                                                       
 AVERAGE    73                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        54      1915                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   -2       -35      1928                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 19 2012..........SUNRISE  754 AM AKDT   SUNSET  807 PM AKDT
MARCH 20 2012..........SUNRISE  750 AM AKDT   SUNSET  810 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)........12:13
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................7 MINUTES
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