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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
135 AM AKDT THU APR 19 2012

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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         57    533 PM  68    1999  46     11       44       
  MINIMUM         29    551 AM -18    1948  23      6       22       
  AVERAGE         43                        35      8       33      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.20 1966   0.01  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.15  -0.15     0.07    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.74                      0.40   0.34     0.22    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.85                      1.40   0.45     2.05    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.0  2005   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         2.0   -2.0      1.7     
  SINCE MAR 1     14.7                       6.9    7.8      4.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     57.4                      63.2   -5.8     61.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       6                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       22                        30     -8       32       
  MONTH TO DATE  583                       662    -79      701       
  SINCE MAR 1   2453                      2322    131     2482       
  SINCE JUL 1  13000                     12712    288    12772       
                                                                     
 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     N (10)       

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92                                                       
 LOWEST     35                                                       
 AVERAGE    64                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        66      2010                    
                                             1999                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24        -7      1959                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 19 2012..........SUNRISE  600 AM AKDT   SUNSET  944 PM AKDT
APRIL 20 2012..........SUNRISE  556 AM AKDT   SUNSET  947 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)........15:44
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................7 MINUTES
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