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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1241 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 6 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    524 PM  44    1955  20     -5       25       
  MINIMUM         -8    633 AM -40    1956  -8      0        8       
  AVERAGE          4                         6     -2       17      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.37 1921   0.01  -0.01     0.28    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.08                      0.06   0.02     0.40    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.08                      0.06   0.02     0.40    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.35                      1.06   0.29     1.51    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          13.0  1921   0.2   -0.2      6.9     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.1                       1.1    0.0      9.5     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.1                       1.1    0.0      9.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     51.6                      57.4   -5.8     52.2     
  SNOW DEPTH      22                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       61                        59      2       48       
  MONTH TO DATE  360                       359      1      402       
  SINCE MAR 1    360                       359      1      402       
  SINCE JUL 1  11331                     10749    582    10949       
                                                                     
 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     9   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)   21        46      2008                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   -8       -38      1972                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 07 2013..........SUNRISE  738 AM AKST   SUNSET  629 PM AKST
MARCH 08 2013..........SUNRISE  734 AM AKST   SUNSET  632 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)........10:51
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................7 MINUTES
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