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CLIOTZ

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1243 AM AKST SUN DEC 16 2018


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...THE KOTZEBUE AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 15 2018...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2018


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         -4   1221 AM  35    1989   9    -13       22       
  MINIMUM        -19    232 PM -48    1935  -4    -15        7       
  AVERAGE        -11                         3    -14       15      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.16 1984   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.21                      0.38  -0.17     0.47    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.21                      0.38  -0.17     0.47    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.26                     10.62  -0.36    13.05    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             2.8  1971   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    2.1                       5.8   -3.7      4.1     
  SINCE DEC 1      2.1                       5.8   -3.7      4.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     15.3                      23.2   -7.9     45.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       9                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       76                        62     14       50       
  MONTH TO DATE  839                       916    -77      681       
  SINCE DEC 1    839                       916    -77      681       
  SINCE JUL 1   4204                      5274  -1070     4498       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      4                         5     -1        1       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED     9   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    91                                                       
 LOWEST     72                                                       
 AVERAGE    82                                                       

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THE KOTZEBUE AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    9        34      1989                    
                                             1944                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   -4       -43      1935                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 16 2018......SUNRISE  1251 PM AKST  SUNSET   243 PM AKST
DECEMBER 17 2018......SUNRISE  1253 PM AKST  SUNSET   241 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)........1:52
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....-0:03:51

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