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CDAK49 PAFG 010934
CLIFAI

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1234 AM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 28 2013...

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)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         28    324 PM  45    1938  17     11        4       
  MINIMUM         -7    840 AM -51    1932 -10      3       -8       
  AVERAGE         11                         4      7       -2      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.24 1951   0.01  -0.01     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.48                      0.42   0.06     0.42    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.46                      1.64   0.82     2.06    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.27                      1.00   0.27     1.11    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.5  2009   0.2   -0.2      0.1     
  MONTH TO DATE   10.7                       8.1    2.6      7.5     
  SINCE DEC 1     39.2                      30.5    8.7     29.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     50.5                      56.3   -5.8     42.7     
  SNOW DEPTH      22                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       54                        61     -7       67       
  MONTH TO DATE 1853                      1858     -5     1635       
  SINCE DEC 1   6482                      6259    223     6360       
  SINCE JUL 1  10971                     10390    581    10475       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        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     9   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    95                                                       
 LOWEST     50                                                       
 AVERAGE    73                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   18        53      1938                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   -9       -49      1956                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 01 2013..........SUNRISE  800 AM AKST   SUNSET  610 PM AKST
MARCH 02 2013..........SUNRISE  756 AM AKST   SUNSET  613 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)........10:10
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................7 MINUTES
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SDB MAR 13