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CLIFAI  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK  
132 AM AKDT MON OCT 6 2008  
   
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..THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 5 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 31 1059 PM 62 1923 40 -9 36  
MINIMUM 20 528 AM 8 1970 24 -4 26  
AVERAGE 26 32 -6 31  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 39 33 6 34  
MONTH TO DATE 188 157 31 162  
SINCE SEP 1 732 772 -40 695  
SINCE JUL 1 1195 1176 19 883  
 
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 NE (50)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 1.1  
 
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96  
LOWEST 78  
   
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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 64 1969  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 23 2 1919  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 06 2008..........SUNRISE 819 AM AKDT SUNSET 700 PM AKDT  
OCTOBER 07 2008..........SUNRISE 822 AM AKDT SUNSET 656 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)........10:41  
LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY........................6 MINUTES  
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CB OCT 08  
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