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CLIFAI

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
419 AM AKDT THU AUG 9 2012

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 8 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         65    513 PM  85    1966  68     -3       64       
  MINIMUM         48    619 AM  33    1959  49     -1       40       
  AVERAGE         57                        58     -1       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          0.67 1918   0.07  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.13                      0.55  -0.42     0.06    
  SINCE JUN 1      3.24                      4.08  -0.84     3.53    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.89                      6.24  -0.35     5.62    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
                                      2000                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUN 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         7      1       13       
  MONTH TO DATE   69                        49     20       55       
  SINCE JUN 1    319                       317      2      302       
  SINCE JUL 1    204                       157     47      162       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUN 1     34                        54    -20       24       
  SINCE JAN 1     34                        55    -21       39       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93                                                       
 LOWEST     48                                                       
 AVERAGE    71                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        87      1917                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        35      1969                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 09 2012..........SUNRISE  521 AM AKDT   SUNSET  1031 PM AKDT
AUGUST 10 2012..........SUNRISE  524 AM AKDT   SUNSET  1028 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)........17:10
LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY........................7 MINUTES
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JM AUG 12