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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1237 AM AKST SAT DEC 21 2013

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 20 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          7    108 PM  40    1909   5      2      -38       
  MINIMUM         -6    851 PM -48    1933 -13      7      -47       
  AVERAGE          1                        -4      5      -42      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.66 1970   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.34                      0.39  -0.05     1.19    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.34                      0.39  -0.05     1.19    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.21                     10.56  -0.35    10.62    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           7.6  1970   0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    5.5                       7.6   -2.1     18.6     
  SINCE DEC 1      5.5                       7.6   -2.1     18.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     24.5                      33.4   -8.9     29.9     
  SNOW DEPTH      14                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       64                        69     -5      107       
  MONTH TO DATE 1277                      1364    -87     1705       
  SINCE DEC 1   1277                      1364    -87     1705       
  SINCE JUL 1   4814                      5495   -681     6194       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1    226                        61    165       34       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED     7   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87                                                       
 LOWEST     71                                                       
 AVERAGE    79                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    4        41      1985                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)  -14       -49      1961                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 21 2013..........SUNRISE  1059 AM AKST   SUNSET  241 PM AKST
DECEMBER 22 2013..........SUNRISE  1100 AM AKST   SUNSET  242 PM AKST

                                                                    
-  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)........3:42
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................0 MINUTES
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JL DEC 13