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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1236 AM AKST MON DEC 31 2012

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 30 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   1014 PM  35    1982   3     26      -22       
  MINIMUM         -3    224 AM -57    1961 -15     12      -36       
  AVERAGE         13                        -6     19      -29      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.19 1951   0.02  -0.02     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.19                      0.62   0.57     0.95    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.19                      0.62   0.57     0.95    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.62                     10.79  -0.17     9.54    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.4  1951   0.4   -0.4       T      
  MONTH TO DATE   18.6                      11.7    6.9     12.2     
  SINCE DEC 1     18.6                      11.7    6.9     12.2     
  SINCE JUL 1     29.9                      37.5   -7.6     25.6     
  SNOW DEPTH      15                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       52                        71    -19       94       
  MONTH TO DATE 2494                      2069    425     1792       
  SINCE DEC 1   2494                      2069    425     1792       
  SINCE JUL 1   6983                      6200    783     5907       
                                                                     
 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    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    95                                                       
 LOWEST     63                                                       
 AVERAGE    79                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    2        39      1969                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)  -16       -59      1912                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 31 2012..........SUNRISE  1056 AM AKST   SUNSET  255 PM AKST
JANUARY 01 2013..........SUNRISE  1054 AM AKST   SUNSET  258 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)........3:59
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................3 MINUTES
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