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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
144 AM AKDT MON OCT 22 2012

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 21 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         25    219 PM  60    1938  27     -2       32       
  MINIMUM          3    836 AM -17    1958  13    -10       11       
  AVERAGE         14                        20     -6       22      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.31 1935   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.18                      0.59   0.59     0.21    
  SINCE SEP 1      1.73                      1.69   0.04     0.86    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.94                      9.26  -0.32     8.02    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           7.6  1975   0.5   -0.5      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    4.2                       6.6   -2.4      2.4     
  SINCE SEP 1      4.2                       8.4   -4.2      2.4     
  SINCE JUL 1      4.2                       8.4   -4.2      2.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       2                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       51                        45      6       43       
  MONTH TO DATE  765                       766     -1      653       
  SINCE SEP 1   1341                      1371    -30     1128       
  SINCE JUL 1   1739                      1760    -21     1468       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     34                        61    -27       39       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100                                                       
 LOWEST     59                                                       
 AVERAGE    80                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        50      1938                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   12       -16      1958                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 22 2012..........SUNRISE  909 AM AKDT   SUNSET  603 PM AKDT
OCTOBER 23 2012..........SUNRISE  912 AM AKDT   SUNSET  559 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)........8:54
LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY........................6 MINUTES
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TF OCT 12