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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
145 AM AKDT TUE APR 17 2012

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 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         61R   539 PM  59    1993  45     16       42       
  MINIMUM         28    349 AM -12    1914  22      6       16       
  AVERAGE         45                        33     12       29      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.06 1960   0.01  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.13  -0.13     0.07    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.74                      0.38   0.36     0.22    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.85                      1.38   0.47     2.05    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.5  1960   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.8   -1.8      1.7     
  SINCE MAR 1     14.7                       6.7    8.0      4.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     57.4                      63.0   -5.6     61.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       9                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        32    -12       36       
  MONTH TO DATE  540                       601    -61      634       
  SINCE MAR 1   2410                      2261    149     2415       
  SINCE JUL 1  12957                     12651    306    12705       
                                                                     
 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    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85                                                       
 LOWEST     26                                                       
 AVERAGE    56                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        60      1996                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22       -16      1963                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 17 2012..........SUNRISE  607 AM AKDT   SUNSET  938 PM AKDT
APRIL 18 2012..........SUNRISE  604 AM AKDT   SUNSET  941 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)........15:31
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................7 MINUTES
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RL APR 12