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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
402 PM AKST SAT FEB 16 2013

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 16 2013...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0300 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1904 TO 2013


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM          0    259 PM  44    1947  11    -11       21       
  MINIMUM        -24    825 AM -47    1915 -12    -12        7       
  AVERAGE        -12                        -1    -11       14      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            T             0.39 1932   0.01  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.30                      0.25   0.05     0.13    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.28                      1.47   0.81     1.77    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.09                      0.83   0.26     0.82    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            T             3.9  1932   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    6.8                       4.8    2.0      2.3     
  SINCE DEC 1     35.3                      27.2    8.1     24.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     46.6                      53.0   -6.4     37.5     
  SNOW DEPTH      21                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           77                        66     11       51       
  MONTH TO DATE 1003                      1098    -95      926       
  SINCE DEC 1   5632                      5499    133     5651       
  SINCE JUL 1  10121                      9630    491     9766       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED     8   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87                                                       
 LOWEST     72                                                       
 AVERAGE    80                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   11        37      1941                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)  -12       -49      1965                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
FEBRUARY 16 2013..........SUNRISE  846 AM AKST   SUNSET  528 PM AKST
FEBRUARY 17 2013..........SUNRISE  842 AM AKST   SUNSET  531 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)........8:42
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................7 MINUTES
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