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CLIFAI

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
213 AM AKDT THU MAR 21 2013

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 20 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         12    458 PM  55    1998  27    -15        9       
  MINIMUM        -18    612 AM -37    1959  -1    -17       -5       
  AVERAGE         -3                        13    -16        2      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.34 1954   0.00   0.00     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.08                      0.17  -0.09     0.69    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.08                      0.17  -0.09     0.69    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.35                      1.17   0.18     1.80    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             3.6  1954   0.1   -0.1      0.2     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.2                       3.4   -2.2     13.6     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.2                       3.4   -2.2     13.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     51.7                      59.7   -8.0     56.3     
  SNOW DEPTH      21                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       68                        52     16       63       
  MONTH TO DATE 1159                      1134     25     1318       
  SINCE MAR 1   1159                      1134     25     1318       
  SINCE JUL 1  12130                     11524    606    11865       
                                                                     
 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    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    81                                                       
 LOWEST     50                                                       
 AVERAGE    66                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        56      1915                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    0       -37      1918                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 21 2013..........SUNRISE  747 AM AKDT   SUNSET  813 PM AKDT
MARCH 22 2013..........SUNRISE  744 AM AKDT   SUNSET  816 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)........12:26
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................6 MINUTES
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MAR 13