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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
252 AM AKDT TUE MAY 1 2012

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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         48    410 PM  76    2009  54     -6       58       
  MINIMUM         29   1153 PM   8    1937  31     -2       30       
  AVERAGE         39                        42     -3       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.34 2008   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.07                      0.31  -0.24     0.07    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.81                      0.56   0.25     0.22    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.92                      1.56   0.36     2.05    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.4  2008   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         2.9   -2.9      1.7     
  SINCE MAR 1     14.7                       7.8    6.9      4.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     57.4                      64.1   -6.7     61.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       26                        23      3       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  834                       974   -140      990       
  SINCE MAR 1   2704                      2634     70     2771       
  SINCE JUL 1  13251                     13024    227    13061       
                                                                     
 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    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92                                                       
 LOWEST     28                                                       
 AVERAGE    60                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        76      2009                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31         4      1937                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 01 2012..........SUNRISE  516 AM AKDT   SUNSET  1024 PM AKDT
MAY 02 2012..........SUNRISE  513 AM AKDT   SUNSET  1027 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)........17:08
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................7 MINUTES
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