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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
132 AM AKDT THU OCT 17 2013

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 16 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         53    128 PM  56    1925  32     21       21       
  MINIMUM         38   1250 AM -14    1965  17     21       16       
  AVERAGE         46                        24     22       19      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.44 1936   0.03  -0.03     0.09    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.29                      0.45  -0.16     1.14    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.03                      1.55   0.48     1.69    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.83                      9.12  -1.29     8.90    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.0  1921   0.4   -0.4      1.6     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.1                       4.6   -4.5      3.6     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.8                       6.4   -5.6      3.6     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.8                       6.4   -5.6      3.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        41    -22       46       
  MONTH TO DATE  422                       551   -129      516       
  SINCE SEP 1   1052                      1156   -104     1092       
  SINCE JUL 1   1311                      1545   -234     1490       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1    226                        61    165       34       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
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)   31        54      1925                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   16       -10      1907                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 17 2013..........SUNRISE  852 AM AKDT   SUNSET  621 PM AKDT
OCTOBER 18 2013..........SUNRISE  855 AM AKDT   SUNSET  617 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)........9:29
LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY........................7 MINUTES
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DA OCT 13