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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
144 AM AKDT FRI APR 5 2013

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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         30    312 PM  56    1940  37     -7       38       
  MINIMUM          1    638 AM -30    1911  11    -10       -8       
  AVERAGE         16                        24     -8       15      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.18 1979   0.01  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.03  -0.03      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.26                      0.28  -0.02     0.74    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.53                      1.28   0.25     1.85    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.4  1949   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.5   -0.5       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      6.2                       5.4    0.8     14.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     56.7                      61.7   -5.0     57.4     
  SNOW DEPTH      21                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       49                        41      8       50       
  MONTH TO DATE  167                       169     -2      195       
  SINCE MAR 1   1953                      1829    124     2065       
  SINCE JUL 1  12924                     12219    705    12612       
                                                                     
 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    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    62                                                       
 LOWEST     22                                                       
 AVERAGE    42                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        60      1916                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   12       -27      1927                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 05 2013..........SUNRISE  652 AM AKDT   SUNSET  859 PM AKDT
APRIL 06 2013..........SUNRISE  649 AM AKDT   SUNSET  902 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)........14:07
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................7 MINUTES
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JL APR 13