First 50F of the Year

Updated: The high temperature at the airport was 51F.

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
426 PM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012

...HIGH TEMPERATURE HITS 50 DEGREES IN FAIRBANKS....
...FIRST 50 DEGREE DAY OF THE YEAR...

THE TEMPERATURE AT THE FAIRBANKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ROSE TO 50
DEGREES AT 330PM TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS IS THE WARMEST IT HAS BEEN
THIS YEAR AND IS FIRST TIME THE TEMPERATURE HAS BEEN AS HIGH AS 50
DEGREES SINCE OCTOBER 14TH.

OVER THE PAST 80 YEARS...THE AVERAGE DATE OF THE FIRST 50 DEGREE
OR HIGHER TEMPERATURE IN THE SPRING IN FAIRBANKS IS APRIL 10TH.

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RT APR 12