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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
131 AM AKDT THU MAY 17 2012

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 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         60    501 PM  82    1993  61     -1       66       
  MINIMUM         29    337 AM  22    1937  38     -9       41       
  AVERAGE         45                        50     -5       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.33 1978   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.14                      0.27  -0.13      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.95                      0.83   0.12     0.22    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.06                      1.83   0.23     2.05    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.4  1992   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.7   -0.7       T      
  SINCE MAR 1     14.7                       8.5    6.2      4.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     57.4                      64.8   -7.4     61.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        15      5       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  364                       299     65      355       
  SINCE MAR 1   3068                      2933    135     3126       
  SINCE JUL 1  13615                     13323    292    13416       
                                                                     
 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    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92                                                       
 LOWEST     21                                                       
 AVERAGE    57                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        76      1923                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        12      1918                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2012..........SUNRISE  420 AM AKDT   SUNSET  1120 PM AKDT
MAY 18 2012..........SUNRISE  417 AM AKDT   SUNSET  1123 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)........19:00
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................6 MINUTES
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