490  
CDAK49 PAFG 060034  
CLIFAI  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK  
434 PM AKDT SUN OCT 5 2008  
   
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..THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 5 2008
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 30 259 PM 62 1923 40 -10 36  
MINIMUM 20 528 AM 8 1970 24 -4 26  
AVERAGE 25 32 -7 31  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 0.56 1983 0.03 -0.03 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.13 0.15 -0.02 0.02  
SINCE SEP 1 0.77 1.27 -0.50 1.60  
SINCE JAN 1 12.64 8.15 4.49 10.45  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.1 3.3 1983 0.3 -0.2 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 2.1 1.5 0.6 T  
SINCE SEP 1 3.9 4.2 -0.3 T  
SINCE JUL 1 3.9 4.2 -0.3 T  
SNOW DEPTH 1  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 40 33 7 34  
MONTH TO DATE 189 157 32 162  
SINCE SEP 1 733 772 -39 695  
SINCE JUL 1 1196 1176 20 883  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 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 NE (50)  
 
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96  
LOWEST 85  
AVERAGE 91  
   
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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 64 1969  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 23 2 1919  
 
 
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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DR OCT 08  
 
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