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CLIFAI

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
143 AM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 28 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1904 TO 2012


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         44    453 PM  55    1939  32     12       27       
  MINIMUM         13    212 AM -31    1963   5      8       16       
  AVERAGE         29                        18     11       22      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.18 1948   0.01  -0.01     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.71                      0.23   0.48     0.15    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.71                      0.23   0.48     0.15    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.82                      1.23   0.59     1.98    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.1  1948   0.1   -0.1       T      
  MONTH TO DATE   14.1                       4.5    9.6      2.9     
  SINCE MAR 1     14.1                       4.5    9.6      2.9     
  SINCE JUL 1     56.8                      60.8   -4.0     59.7     
  SNOW DEPTH      23                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       36                        46    -10       43       
  MONTH TO DATE 1742                      1525    217     1647       
  SINCE MAR 1   1742                      1525    217     1647       
  SINCE JUL 1  12289                     11915    374    11937       
                                                                     
 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    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    73                                                       
 LOWEST     27                                                       
 AVERAGE    50                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        55      1994                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    6       -33      1944                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 29 2012..........SUNRISE  717 AM AKDT   SUNSET  838 PM AKDT
MARCH 30 2012..........SUNRISE  713 AM AKDT   SUNSET  841 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)........13:21
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................7 MINUTES
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CF MAR 12