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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1233 AM AKST WED DEC 5 2012

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 4 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        -29   1152 PM  52    1934   6    -35       47       
  MINIMUM        -38    435 PM -53    1935 -11    -27       26       
  AVERAGE        -33                        -2    -31       37      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.30 1927   0.02  -0.02     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.08  -0.08     0.09    
  SINCE DEC 1      T                         0.08  -0.08     0.09    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.43                     10.25  -0.82     8.68    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             4.8  1994   0.4   -0.4      0.2     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.5   -1.5      0.8     
  SINCE DEC 1      T                         1.5   -1.5      0.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     11.3                      27.3  -16.0     14.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       6                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       98                        68     30       28       
  MONTH TO DATE  389                       269    120      193       
  SINCE DEC 1    389                       269    120      193       
  SINCE JUL 1   4878                      4400    478     4308       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     34                        61    -27       39       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED     5   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    69                                                       
 LOWEST     69                                                       
 AVERAGE    69                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    6        58      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)  -11       -55      1905                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 05 2012..........SUNRISE  1033 AM AKST   SUNSET  252 PM AKST
DECEMBER 06 2012..........SUNRISE  1036 AM AKST   SUNSET  251 PM AKST

                                                                    
-  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)........4:19
LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY........................5 MINUTES
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