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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1232 AM AKST MON MAR 4 2013

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 3 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         15    444 PM  46    1957  19     -4        4       
  MINIMUM        -17    705 AM -44    1956  -9     -8      -16       
  AVERAGE         -1                         5     -6       -6      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.17 1945   0.01  -0.01     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.08                      0.03   0.05     0.03    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.08                      0.03   0.05     0.03    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.35                      1.03   0.32     1.14    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.9  1974   0.2   -0.2      0.8     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.1                       0.6    0.5      0.9     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.1                       0.6    0.5      0.9     
  SINCE JUL 1     51.6                      56.9   -5.3     43.6     
  SNOW DEPTH      23                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       66                        60      6       71       
  MONTH TO DATE  185                       181      4      204       
  SINCE MAR 1    185                       181      4      204       
  SINCE JUL 1  11156                     10571    585    10751       
                                                                     
 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     7   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87                                                       
 LOWEST     61                                                       
 AVERAGE    74                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   19        44      1957                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   -9       -41      1951                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 04 2013..........SUNRISE  749 AM AKST   SUNSET  620 PM AKST
MARCH 05 2013..........SUNRISE  745 AM AKST   SUNSET  623 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)........10:31
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................7 MINUTES
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SDB MAR 13