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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
136 AM AKDT MON APR 29 2013

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 28 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         37    640 PM  69    1953  53    -16       56       
  MINIMUM          2R   410 AM   8    1924  30    -28       31       
  AVERAGE         20                        41    -21       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.40 2002   0.02  -0.02     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.42                      0.28   0.14     0.07    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.68                      0.53   0.15     0.81    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.95                      1.53   0.42     1.92    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.1  1934   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    6.8                       2.8    4.0       T      
  SINCE MAR 1     13.0                       7.7    5.3     14.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     63.5                      64.0   -0.5     57.4     
  SNOW DEPTH      17                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       45                        24     21       21       
  MONTH TO DATE 1335                       928    407      788       
  SINCE MAR 1   3121                      2588    533     2658       
  SINCE JUL 1  14090                     12978   1112    13205       
                                                                     
 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    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    72                                                       
 LOWEST     34                                                       
 AVERAGE    53                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        74      2009                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30        13      1927                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 29 2013..........SUNRISE  525 AM AKDT   SUNSET  1016 PM AKDT
APRIL 30 2013..........SUNRISE  521 AM AKDT   SUNSET  1020 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)........16:51
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................7 MINUTES
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