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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
131 AM AKDT FRI MAY 18 2012

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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         66    556 PM  76    1923  62      4       73       
  MINIMUM         35    418 AM  12    1918  38     -3       38       
  AVERAGE         51                        50      1       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.80 1919   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.14                      0.29  -0.15      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.95                      0.85   0.10     0.22    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.06                      1.85   0.21     2.05    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.7  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       14                        15     -1        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  378                       314     64      364       
  SINCE MAR 1   3082                      2948    134     3135       
  SINCE JUL 1  13629                     13338    291    13425       
                                                                     
 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    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    75                                                       
 LOWEST     15                                                       
 AVERAGE    45                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        77      1977                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        27      1943                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 18 2012..........SUNRISE  417 AM AKDT   SUNSET  1123 PM AKDT
MAY 19 2012..........SUNRISE  413 AM AKDT   SUNSET  1127 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)........19:06
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................7 MINUTES
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