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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
150 AM AKDT TUE AUG 21 2012

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 20 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         67    515 PM  90    1923  65      2       60       
  MINIMUM         49    540 AM  28    1931  45      4       51       
  AVERAGE         58                        55      3       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.92 1983   0.06  -0.06     0.18    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.26                      1.28  -1.02     0.97    
  SINCE JUN 1      3.37                      4.81  -1.44     4.44    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.02                      6.97  -0.95     6.53    
                                                                     
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        7                        10     -3        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  133                       151    -18      141       
  SINCE JUN 1    383                       419    -36      388       
  SINCE JUL 1    268                       259      9      248       
                                                                     
 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    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83                                                       
 LOWEST     44                                                       
 AVERAGE    64                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        87      1977                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        30      1931                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 21 2012..........SUNRISE  600 AM AKDT   SUNSET  948 PM AKDT
AUGUST 22 2012..........SUNRISE  603 AM AKDT   SUNSET  944 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)........15:48
LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY........................7 MINUTES
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