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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1232 AM AKST SAT MAR 9 2013

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8 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         42    517 PM  48    1949  21     21       20       
  MINIMUM         14    453 AM -45    1956  -7     21      -13       
  AVERAGE         28                         7     21        4      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.22 1962   0.01  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.08                      0.08   0.00     0.57    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.08                      0.08   0.00     0.57    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.35                      1.08   0.27     1.68    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.3  1962   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.1                       1.4   -0.3     12.2     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.1                       1.4   -0.3     12.2     
  SINCE JUL 1     51.6                      57.7   -6.1     54.9     
  SNOW DEPTH      21                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       37                        58    -21       61       
  MONTH TO DATE  446                       475    -29      511       
  SINCE MAR 1    446                       475    -29      511       
  SINCE JUL 1  11417                     10865    552    11058       
                                                                     
 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    11   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84                                                       
 LOWEST     52                                                       
 AVERAGE    68                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22        50      1949                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   -7       -44      1911                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 09 2013..........SUNRISE  731 AM AKST   SUNSET  635 PM AKST
MARCH 10 2013..........SUNRISE  827 AM AKDT   SUNSET  739 PM AKDT

                                                                    
-  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)........11:04
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................7 MINUTES
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RF MAR 13