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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1232 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 1 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         14    408 PM  53    1938  18     -4       11       
  MINIMUM          0   1243 AM -49    1956  -9      9      -20       
  AVERAGE          7                         4      3       -4      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.08          0.20 1971   0.01   0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.08                      0.01   0.07     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.08                      0.01   0.07     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.35                      1.01   0.34     1.11    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        1.1           4.7  1971   0.2    0.9      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.1                       0.2    0.9      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.1                       0.2    0.9      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     51.6                      56.5   -4.9     42.7     
  SNOW DEPTH      23                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       58                        61     -3       69       
  MONTH TO DATE   58                        61     -3       69       
  SINCE MAR 1     58                        61     -3       69       
  SINCE JUL 1  11029                     10451    578    10616       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 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    NE (30)       

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88                                                       
 LOWEST     73                                                       
 AVERAGE    81                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   18        50      1938                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   -9       -46      1956                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 02 2013..........SUNRISE  756 AM AKST   SUNSET  613 PM AKST
MARCH 03 2013..........SUNRISE  752 AM AKST   SUNSET  617 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)........10:17
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................6 MINUTES
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SDB MAR 13