277 
CDAK49 PAFG 080932
CLIFAI

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
132 AM AKDT SUN APR 8 2012

................................... 

...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 7 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             
..................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         39    424 PM  58    1997  39      0       38       
  MINIMUM         17    336 AM -24    1986  14      3        5       
  AVERAGE         28                        26      2       22      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.32 1948   0.01  -0.01     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.05  -0.05     0.01    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.74                      0.30   0.44     0.16    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.85                      1.30   0.55     1.99    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             4.6  1962   0.1   -0.1      0.1     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.9   -0.9      0.1     
  SINCE MAR 1     14.7                       5.8    8.9      3.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     57.4                      62.1   -4.7     59.8     
  SNOW DEPTH      21                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       37                        39     -2       43       
  MONTH TO DATE  299                       288     11      300       
  SINCE MAR 1   2169                      1948    221     2081       
  SINCE JUL 1  12716                     12338    378    12371       
                                                                     
 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       
..................................................................


WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    10   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84                                                       
 LOWEST     56                                                       
 AVERAGE    70                                                       

..........................................................

                                                                     
THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        55      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   15       -19      1949                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 08 2012..........SUNRISE  640 AM AKDT   SUNSET  909 PM AKDT
APRIL 09 2012..........SUNRISE  637 AM AKDT   SUNSET  912 PM AKDT

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. 

&&

SNOW DEPTH IS MEASURED AT 3AM AKST/4AM AKDT

----------------------------
AVAILABLE DAYLIGHT

AMOUNT OF DAYLIGHT TODAY  (HOUR:MIN)........14:29
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................7 MINUTES
----------------------------

$$
CB APR 12