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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
201 AM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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         43    215 AM  76    1923  62    -19       66       
  MINIMUM         27   1159 PM  12    1918  38    -11       35       
  AVERAGE         35                        50    -15       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.04          0.80 1919   0.02   0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.15                      0.29  -0.14     0.14    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.07                      0.85   0.22     0.95    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.34                      1.85   0.49     2.06    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.3           0.7  1992   0.0    0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    2.0                       0.7    1.3       T      
  SINCE MAR 1     18.1                       8.5    9.6     14.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     68.6                      64.8    3.8     57.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       30                        15     15       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  496                       314    182      378       
  SINCE MAR 1   3686                      2948    738     3082       
  SINCE JUL 1  14655                     13338   1317    13629       
                                                                     
 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    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82                                                       
 LOWEST     53                                                       
 AVERAGE    68                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        77      1977                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        27      1943                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 18 2013..........SUNRISE  417 AM AKDT   SUNSET  1122 PM AKDT
MAY 19 2013..........SUNRISE  414 AM AKDT   SUNSET  1126 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)........19:05
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................7 MINUTES
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CCC MAY 13