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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1233 AM AKST WED MAR 6 2013

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 5 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         30    426 PM  44    1984  20     10       11       
  MINIMUM         -3    657 AM -45    1956  -8      5      -30       
  AVERAGE         14                         6      8       -9      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.69 2009   0.01  -0.01     0.09    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.08                      0.05   0.03     0.12    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.08                      0.05   0.03     0.12    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.35                      1.05   0.30     1.23    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           9.0  2009   0.1   -0.1      1.7     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.1                       0.9    0.2      2.6     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.1                       0.9    0.2      2.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     51.6                      57.2   -5.6     45.3     
  SNOW DEPTH      22                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       51                        59     -8       74       
  MONTH TO DATE  299                       300     -1      354       
  SINCE MAR 1    299                       300     -1      354       
  SINCE JUL 1  11270                     10690    580    10901       
                                                                     
 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    NE (40)       

                                                                     
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)   20        44      1955                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   -8       -40      1956                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 06 2013..........SUNRISE  742 AM AKST   SUNSET  626 PM AKST
MARCH 07 2013..........SUNRISE  738 AM AKST   SUNSET  629 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)........10:44
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................6 MINUTES
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