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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
133 AM AKDT WED MAY 1 2013

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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         38    442 PM  76    2009  54    -16       48       
  MINIMUM         27   1159 PM   8    1937  31     -4       29       
  AVERAGE         33                        42     -9       39      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.21          0.34 2008   0.02   0.19      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.66                      0.31   0.35     0.07    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.92                      0.56   0.36     0.81    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.19                      1.56   0.63     1.92    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        2.1           3.4  2008   0.1    2.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    9.9                       2.9    7.0       T      
  SINCE MAR 1     16.1                       7.8    8.3     14.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     66.6                      64.1    2.5     57.4     
  SNOW DEPTH      18                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       32                        23      9       26       
  MONTH TO DATE 1404                       974    430      834       
  SINCE MAR 1   3190                      2634    556     2704       
  SINCE JUL 1  14159                     13024   1135    13251       
                                                                     
 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     N (360)      

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92                                                       
 LOWEST     59                                                       
 AVERAGE    76                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        76      2009                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31         4      1937                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 01 2013..........SUNRISE  517 AM AKDT   SUNSET  1023 PM AKDT
MAY 02 2013..........SUNRISE  514 AM AKDT   SUNSET  1027 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)........17:06
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................7 MINUTES
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CF MAY 13