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CLIMCG

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
143 AM AKDT MON OCT 17 2016


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...THE MCGRATH AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 16 2016...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1946 TO 2016


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         30    235 PM  52    2013  32     -2       MM       
                                      1972                          
  MINIMUM         22    830 AM -13    1965  19      3       MM       
  AVERAGE         26                        25      1       MM      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.92 1982   0.04  -0.04    MM       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.05                      0.86  -0.81    MM       
  SINCE SEP 1      5.13                      3.35   1.78    MM       
  SINCE JAN 1     17.96                     14.72   3.24    MM       
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           7.0  1961   0.3   -0.3     MM       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       3.9   -3.9     MM       
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       5.4   -5.4     MM       
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       5.4   -5.4     MM       
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       39                        40     -1       MM       
  MONTH TO DATE  454                       549    -95       MM       
  SINCE SEP 1    997                      1161   -164       MM       
  SINCE JUL 1   1273                      1652   -379       MM       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0       MM       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0       MM       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         0      0       MM       
  SINCE JAN 1     29                        20      9       MM       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
  SANDSTORM                                                          

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    62                                                       
 LOWEST     39                                                       
 AVERAGE    51                                                       

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THE MCGRATH AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        59      1969                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   18       -10      1955                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 17 2016.......SUNRISE   918 AM AKDT  SUNSET   657 PM AKDT
OCTOBER 18 2016.......SUNRISE   920 AM AKDT  SUNSET   654 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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SNOW DEPTH IS MEASURED AT 3AM AKST/4AM AKDT.

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AVAILABLE DAYLIGHT

AMOUNT OF DAYLIGHT TODAY  (HOUR:MIN)........9:40
GAIN/LOSS SINCE YESTERDAY (HOUR:MIN:SEC)....-0:06:07

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JB OCT 16