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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1248 AM AKST TUE MAR 5 2013

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 4 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         21    417 PM  44    1957  19      2       -1       
  MINIMUM        -17    535 AM -41    1951  -9     -8      -21       
  AVERAGE          2                         5     -3      -11      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.30 1918   0.01  -0.01      T      
                                      1950                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.08                      0.04   0.04     0.03    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.08                      0.04   0.04     0.03    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.35                      1.04   0.31     1.14    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.1  1950   0.2   -0.2       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.1                       0.8    0.3      0.9     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.1                       0.8    0.3      0.9     
  SINCE JUL 1     51.6                      57.1   -5.5     43.6     
  SNOW DEPTH      22                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       63                        60      3       76       
  MONTH TO DATE  248                       241      7      280       
  SINCE MAR 1    248                       241      7      280       
  SINCE JUL 1  11219                     10631    588    10827       
                                                                     
 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     6   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87                                                       
 LOWEST     56                                                       
 AVERAGE    72                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   20        44      1984                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   -8       -45      1956                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 05 2013..........SUNRISE  745 AM AKST   SUNSET  623 PM AKST
MARCH 06 2013..........SUNRISE  742 AM AKST   SUNSET  626 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)........10:38
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................7 MINUTES
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JL MAR 13