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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
140 AM AKDT SAT MAY 4 2013

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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    120 PM  70    1995  55    -17       46       
  MINIMUM         27   1159 PM   0    1945  32     -5       18       
  AVERAGE         33                        44    -11       32      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.06          0.35 1923   0.02   0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.11                      0.05   0.06      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      1.03                      0.61   0.42     0.81    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.30                      1.61   0.69     1.92    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        1.3           3.0  1923   0.1    1.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.7                       0.2    1.5       T      
  SINCE MAR 1     17.8                       8.0    9.8     14.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     68.3                      64.3    4.0     57.4     
  SNOW DEPTH      16                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       32                        21     11       33       
  MONTH TO DATE  102                        65     37      106       
  SINCE MAR 1   3292                      2699    593     2810       
  SINCE JUL 1  14261                     13089   1172    13357       
                                                                     
 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    19   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85                                                       
 LOWEST     56                                                       
 AVERAGE    71                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        69      1907                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33         9      1945                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 04 2013..........SUNRISE  507 AM AKDT   SUNSET  1033 PM AKDT
MAY 05 2013..........SUNRISE  503 AM AKDT   SUNSET  1037 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)........17:26
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................7 MINUTES
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MAY 13