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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
432 PM AKDT TUE APR 23 2013

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 23 2013...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         48    221 PM  66    1940  50     -2       57       
  MINIMUM         16    517 AM -13    1948  27    -11       30       
  AVERAGE         32                        38     -6       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          0.27 2006   0.01  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.31                      0.21   0.10     0.02    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.57                      0.46   0.11     0.76    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.84                      1.46   0.38     1.87    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0           3.3  1941   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    5.4                       2.4    3.0       T      
  SINCE MAR 1     11.6                       7.3    4.3     14.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     62.1                      63.6   -1.5     57.4     
  SNOW DEPTH      20                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           33                        27      6       21       
  MONTH TO DATE 1129                       803    326      689       
  SINCE MAR 1   2915                      2463    452     2559       
  SINCE JUL 1  13884                     12853   1031    13106       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            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     W (280)      

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    80                                                       
 LOWEST     28                                                       
 AVERAGE    54                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        67      1940                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27       -10      1948                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 23 2013..........SUNRISE  546 AM AKDT   SUNSET  956 PM AKDT
APRIL 24 2013..........SUNRISE  543 AM AKDT   SUNSET  1000 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)........16:10
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................7 MINUTES
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JK APR 13