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CLIFAI  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK  
132 AM AKDT SUN OCT 5 2008  
   
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..THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 4 2008  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1904 TO 2008  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 33 456 PM 62 1923 41 -8 39  
MINIMUM 14 733 AM 7 1972 24 -10 23  
AVERAGE 24 33 -9 31  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 0.41 1960 0.03 -0.03 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.13 0.12 0.01 0.02  
SINCE SEP 1 0.77 1.24 -0.47 1.60  
SINCE JAN 1 12.64 8.12 4.52 10.45  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 2.2 1971 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 2.0 1.2 0.8 T  
SINCE SEP 1 3.8 3.9 -0.1 T  
SINCE JUL 1 3.8 3.9 -0.1 T  
SNOW DEPTH 2  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 41 32 9 34  
MONTH TO DATE 149 124 25 128  
SINCE SEP 1 693 739 -46 661  
SINCE JUL 1 1156 1143 13 849  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE SEP 1 0 1 -1 0  
SINCE JAN 1 40 74 -34 66    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 8 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 0.8  
 
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 92  
LOWEST 63  
   
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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 62 1923  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 24 8 1970  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 05 2008..........SUNRISE 816 AM AKDT SUNSET 703 PM AKDT  
OCTOBER 06 2008..........SUNRISE 819 AM AKDT SUNSET 700 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)........10:47  
LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY........................7 MINUTES  
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CB OCT 08  
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