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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1241 AM AKST THU DEC 6 2012

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 5 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        -17   1159 PM  58    1934   6    -23       30       
  MINIMUM        -30   1228 AM -55    1905 -11    -19       14       
  AVERAGE        -23                        -3    -20       22      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.29 1929   0.01  -0.01     0.04    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.09  -0.09     0.13    
  SINCE DEC 1      T                         0.09  -0.09     0.13    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.43                     10.26  -0.83     8.72    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.1           5.2  1929   0.3   -0.2      1.2     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.1                       1.8   -1.7      2.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.1                       1.8   -1.7      2.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     11.4                      27.6  -16.2     15.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       6                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       88                        68     20       43       
  MONTH TO DATE  477                       337    140      236       
  SINCE DEC 1    477                       337    140      236       
  SINCE JUL 1   4966                      4468    498     4351       
                                                                     
 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     6   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77                                                       
 LOWEST     66                                                       
 AVERAGE    72                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    6        51      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)  -12       -58      1935                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 06 2012..........SUNRISE  1036 AM AKST   SUNSET  251 PM AKST
DECEMBER 07 2012..........SUNRISE  1038 AM AKST   SUNSET  249 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)........4:15
LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY........................4 MINUTES
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