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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
203 AM AKDT SUN APR 21 2013

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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         43    249 PM  64    1999  48     -5       56       
  MINIMUM          5    608 AM  -6    1937  25    -20       35       
  AVERAGE         24                        36    -12       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.47 1979   0.01  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.31                      0.17   0.14      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.57                      0.42   0.15     0.74    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.84                      1.42   0.42     1.85    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.5  1982   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    5.4                       2.2    3.2       T      
  SINCE MAR 1     11.6                       7.1    4.5     14.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     62.1                      63.4   -1.3     57.4     
  SNOW DEPTH      22                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       41                        29     12       19       
  MONTH TO DATE 1020                       721    299      623       
  SINCE MAR 1   2806                      2381    425     2493       
  SINCE JUL 1  13775                     12771   1004    13040       
                                                                     
 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 0.2                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83                                                       
 LOWEST     22                                                       
 AVERAGE    53                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        66      1940                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25       -20      1924                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 21 2013..........SUNRISE  554 AM AKDT   SUNSET  950 PM AKDT
APRIL 22 2013..........SUNRISE  550 AM AKDT   SUNSET  953 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)........15:56
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................7 MINUTES
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JL APR 13