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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1236 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 25 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         11    937 PM  34    1985   4      7       -2       
  MINIMUM         -4   1006 AM -56    1961 -14     10      -23       
  AVERAGE          4                        -5      9      -12      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.23 1999   0.03  -0.03     0.20    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.19                      0.51   0.68     0.89    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.19                      0.51   0.68     0.89    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.62                     10.68  -0.06     9.48    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.8  1999   0.5   -0.5      2.2     
  MONTH TO DATE   18.6                       9.7    8.9     11.7     
  SINCE DEC 1     18.6                       9.7    8.9     11.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     29.9                      35.5   -5.6     25.1     
  SNOW DEPTH      15                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       61                        70     -9       77       
  MONTH TO DATE 2158                      1714    444     1366       
  SINCE DEC 1   2158                      1714    444     1366       
  SINCE JUL 1   6647                      5845    802     5481       
                                                                     
 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     8   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87                                                       
 LOWEST     73                                                       
 AVERAGE    80                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    3        42      2001                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)  -14       -56      1961                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 26 2012..........SUNRISE  1059 AM AKST   SUNSET  247 PM AKST
DECEMBER 27 2012..........SUNRISE  1059 AM AKST   SUNSET  248 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)........3:48
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................2 MINUTES
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