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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
134 AM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 19 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          8    623 PM  54    1915  27    -19       28       
  MINIMUM        -20    318 AM -35    1928  -2    -18       -5       
  AVERAGE         -6                        13    -19       12      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.21 1935   0.01  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.67                      0.17   0.50     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.67                      0.17   0.50     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.78                      1.17   0.61     1.83    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             2.2  1966   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   13.4                       3.3   10.1      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     13.4                       3.3   10.1      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     56.1                      59.6   -3.5     56.8     
  SNOW DEPTH      23                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       71                        52     19       53       
  MONTH TO DATE 1255                      1082    173     1222       
  SINCE MAR 1   1255                      1082    173     1222       
  SINCE JUL 1  11802                     11472    330    11512       
                                                                     
 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    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86                                                       
 LOWEST     55                                                       
 AVERAGE    71                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        55      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   -1       -37      1959                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 20 2012..........SUNRISE  750 AM AKDT   SUNSET  810 PM AKDT
MARCH 21 2012..........SUNRISE  746 AM AKDT   SUNSET  813 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)........12:20
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................6 MINUTES
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