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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1242 AM AKST THU DEC 13 2012

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 12 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         22   1159 PM  40    1944   6     16       31       
  MINIMUM         11    234 AM -57    1935 -12     23       23       
  AVERAGE         17                        -3     20       27      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.72R         0.17 1972   0.02   0.70     0.04    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.00                      0.23   0.77     0.39    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.00                      0.23   0.77     0.39    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.43                     10.40   0.03     8.98    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        9.5 R         5.7  1972   0.5    9.0      0.6     
  MONTH TO DATE   15.6                       4.6   11.0      5.8     
  SINCE DEC 1     15.6                       4.6   11.0      5.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     26.9                      30.4   -3.5     19.2     
  SNOW DEPTH      19                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       48                        68    -20       38       
  MONTH TO DATE  964                       813    151      590       
  SINCE DEC 1    964                       813    151      590       
  SINCE JUL 1   5453                      4944    509     4705       
                                                                     
 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    10   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92                                                       
 LOWEST     76                                                       
 AVERAGE    84                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    5        42      1967                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)  -12       -58      1910                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 13 2012..........SUNRISE  1051 AM AKST   SUNSET  242 PM AKST
DECEMBER 14 2012..........SUNRISE  1052 AM AKST   SUNSET  242 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)........3:51
LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY........................2 MINUTES
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CF DEC 12