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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1240 AM AKST MON DEC 23 2013

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 22 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         15    717 PM  45    1999   4     11      -36       
  MINIMUM         -8    224 AM -51    1961 -14      6      -43       
  AVERAGE          4                        -5      9      -39      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.25R         0.21 1989   0.02   0.23     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.74                      0.44   0.30     1.19    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.74                      0.44   0.30     1.19    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.61                     10.61   0.00    10.62    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        4.8 R         3.8  1989   0.4    4.4      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   13.9                       8.4    5.5     18.6     
  SINCE DEC 1     13.9                       8.4    5.5     18.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     32.9                      34.2   -1.3     29.9     
  SNOW DEPTH      21                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       61                        70     -9      104       
  MONTH TO DATE 1398                      1504   -106     1915       
  SINCE DEC 1   1398                      1504   -106     1915       
  SINCE JUL 1   4935                      5635   -700     6404       
                                                                     
 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    27   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87                                                       
 LOWEST     70                                                       
 AVERAGE    79                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    4        44      1985                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)  -14       -53      1961                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 23 2013..........SUNRISE  1100 AM AKST   SUNSET  243 PM AKST
DECEMBER 24 2013..........SUNRISE  1100 AM AKST   SUNSET  244 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)........3:43
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................1 MINUTE
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EWP DEC 13