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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
133 AM AKDT MON MAR 16 2009
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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 2009...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1904 TO 2009


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         -2    231 PM  45    1933  24    -26       26       
  MINIMUM        -27    728 AM -46    1964  -4    -23       -4       
  AVERAGE        -14                        10    -24       11      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.21 1952   0.01  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.86                      0.15   0.71      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.86                      0.15   0.71      T      
  SINCE JAN 1      1.97                      1.07   0.90     1.11    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.0  1928   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   11.9                       3.0    8.9      0.2     
  SINCE MAR 1     11.9                       3.0    8.9      0.2     
  SINCE JUL 1     67.9                      63.1    4.8     39.7     
  SNOW DEPTH      26                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       79                        55     24       54       
  MONTH TO DATE  911                       883     28      712       
  SINCE MAR 1    911                       883     28      712       
  SINCE JUL 1  11923                     11511    412    10835       
                                                                     
 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    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    73                                                       
 LOWEST     41                                                       
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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25        46      1937                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   -3       -40      1959                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 16 2009..........SUNRISE  806 AM AKDT   SUNSET  757 PM AKDT
MARCH 17 2009..........SUNRISE  802 AM AKDT   SUNSET  800 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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AVAILABLE DAYLIGHT

AMOUNT OF DAYLIGHT TODAY  (HOUR:MIN)........11:51
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................7 MINUTES
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CB MAR 09