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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
132 AM AKDT FRI OCT 10 2008

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 9 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         38   1159 PM  67    1911  37      1       31
  MINIMUM          9    755 AM  -1    1928  21    -12       14
  AVERAGE         24                        29     -5       23

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             0.58 1963   0.03  -0.03      T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.17                      0.27  -0.10     0.10
  SINCE SEP 1      0.81                      1.39  -0.58     1.68
  SINCE JAN 1     12.68                      8.27   4.41    10.53

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             6.6  1963   0.4   -0.4       T
  MONTH TO DATE    2.9                       2.9    0.0      1.5
  SINCE SEP 1      4.7                       5.6   -0.9      1.5
  SINCE JUL 1      4.7                       5.6   -0.9      1.5
  SNOW DEPTH       2

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       41                        36      5       42
  MONTH TO DATE  341                       296     45      328
  SINCE SEP 1    885                       911    -26      861
  SINCE JUL 1   1348                      1315     33     1049

 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    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.8


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT SNOW
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    92
 LOWEST     52

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        59      1979
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   20         1      1928


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 10 2008..........SUNRISE  831 AM AKDT   SUNSET  645 PM AKDT
OCTOBER 11 2008..........SUNRISE  834 AM AKDT   SUNSET  642 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)........10:14
LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY........................7 MINUTES
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RF OCT 08