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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
140 AM AKDT FRI MAY 3 2013

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 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    723 PM  78    1995  55    -18       35       
  MINIMUM         22    727 AM   5    1945  32    -10       21       
  AVERAGE         30                        43    -13       28      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.09 1989   0.01  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.05                      0.03   0.02      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.97                      0.59   0.38     0.81    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.24                      1.59   0.65     1.92    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             1.8  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.4                       0.1    0.3       T      
  SINCE MAR 1     16.5                       7.9    8.6     14.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     67.0                      64.2    2.8     57.4     
  SNOW DEPTH      16                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       35                        22     13       37       
  MONTH TO DATE   70                        44     26       73       
  SINCE MAR 1   3260                      2678    582     2777       
  SINCE JUL 1  14229                     13068   1161    13324       
                                                                     
 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    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77                                                       
 LOWEST     47                                                       
 AVERAGE    62                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        70      1995                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32         0      1945                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 03 2013..........SUNRISE  510 AM AKDT   SUNSET  1030 PM AKDT
MAY 04 2013..........SUNRISE  507 AM AKDT   SUNSET  1033 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)........17:20
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................7 MINUTES
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CF MAY 13