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CDAK49 PAFG 070056  
CLIFAI  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK  
456 PM AKDT MON OCT 6 2008  
   
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..THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 6 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 31 259 PM 64 1969 39 -8 27  
MINIMUM 29 928 AM 2 1919 23 6 21  
AVERAGE 30 31 -1 24  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 0.39 1937 0.03 -0.03 0.06  
MONTH TO DATE 0.13 0.18 -0.05 0.08  
SINCE SEP 1 0.77 1.30 -0.53 1.66  
SINCE JAN 1 12.64 8.18 4.46 10.51  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY T 2.7 1970 0.3 -0.3 1.0  
MONTH TO DATE 2.1 1.8 0.3 1.0  
SINCE SEP 1 3.9 4.5 -0.6 1.0  
SINCE JUL 1 3.9 4.5 -0.6 1.0  
SNOW DEPTH 1  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 35 34 1 41  
MONTH TO DATE 223 191 32 203  
SINCE SEP 1 767 806 -39 736  
SINCE JUL 1 1230 1210 20 924  
 
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 7 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50)  
 
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 85  
LOWEST 72  
AVERAGE 79  
   
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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 65 1969  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 22 -1 1928  
 
 
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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DR OCT 08  
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