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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
440 PM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013
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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 2013...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         32    247 PM  77    1977  62    -30       67       
  MINIMUM         24R  1018 AM  27    1943  39    -15       37       
  AVERAGE         28                        50    -22       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            T             0.45 1940   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.15                      0.31  -0.16     0.14    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.07                      0.87   0.20     0.95    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.34                      1.87   0.47     2.06    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            T             1.3  1943   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    2.0                       0.8    1.2       T      
  SINCE MAR 1     18.1                       8.6    9.5     14.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     68.6                      64.9    3.7     57.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           37                        15     22       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  533                       329    204      391       
  SINCE MAR 1   3723                      2963    760     3095       
  SINCE JUL 1  14692                     13353   1339    13642       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            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    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    81                                                       
 LOWEST     36                                                       
 AVERAGE    59                                                       
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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        77      2002                    
                                             1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        20      1918                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 18 2013..........SUNRISE  417 AM AKDT   SUNSET  1122 PM AKDT
MAY 19 2013..........SUNRISE  414 AM AKDT   SUNSET  1126 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)........19:05
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................7 MINUTES
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JL MAY 13