beavis1729 Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 This is very interesting: Record Cold in Arctic Canada http://ak-wx.blogspot.com/2017/03/record-cold-in-arctic-canada.html#comment-form Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlaskaETC Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 On 3/6/2017 at 10:30 AM, beavis1729 said: This is very interesting: Record Cold in Arctic Canada http://ak-wx.blogspot.com/2017/03/record-cold-in-arctic-canada.html#comment-form Yeah, my friend in Fairbanks has certainly reaped the benefits of the cold and snowy winter. Those constant polar vortex shots make me jealous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookingnorth Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 Anchorage, AK set their all-time record high of 89°F yesterday, and looks to get into the mid-80s for the next few days as well. Most of Alaska has been a good bit warmer than normal so far this summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beavis1729 Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 18 minutes ago, lookingnorth said: Anchorage, AK set their all-time record high of 89°F yesterday, and looks to get into the mid-80s for the next few days as well. Most of Alaska has been a good bit warmer than normal so far this summer. Per NWS Anchorage, I think the official site (Ted Stevens airport) hit 90. Previous all time record high was 85...and, on average, Anchorage only hits 80 once every 4 years. This is crazy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canderson Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 On 7/5/2019 at 11:02 AM, lookingnorth said: Anchorage, AK set their all-time record high of 89°F yesterday, and looks to get into the mid-80s for the next few days as well. Most of Alaska has been a good bit warmer than normal so far this summer. We were in Alaska in late May and it hit mid 70s every day essentially, and was bone dry. They were terrified of fires and they've already had many. Will be a long, rough summer for the NW which is incredibly dry and hot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beavis1729 Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 An already impressive winter in interior Alaska is going out with a bang, with snow and cold. 2-day snowfall of 13.2" on April 3-4 in Fairbanks, which brought the snow depth to 40". This is the highest snow depth since 1993. Snow depth on 4/7/2021 was still 38", 2nd highest so late in the season (only 1991 was greater). Could be a bad year for flooding and river ice break-up. Fairbanks just set a new record for consecutive days under 40F: (1) 179 days: 10/11/2020 to 4/7/2021 - still active (2) 176 days: 10/3/1965 to 3/27/1966 (3) 171 days: 10/8/1994 to 3/27/1995 With clear skies and fresh snow cover, Fairbanks dropped to -24 on 4/6/2021, which is the 3rd coldest temp on record so late in the season (-24 on 4/7/1986 and -32 on 4/10/1911). It was even colder at some other sites: -36 at Jim River DOT (Mile 138 Dalton Highway); -34 Norutak Lake RAWS; -33 Bettles. There is an even colder airmass lurking for this upcoming weekend, where Fairbanks could hit -25 or -30. Normal temps for this weekend are 40/16. Per Rick Thoman: "By several measures, the Utqiaġvik 00Z Thu RAOB records the coldest April low-level airmass on record (since 1948). Lowest 850mb temp -35.5C; lowest 1000-850mb thickness 1138 gpm; lowest 1000-500mb thickness 4803 gpm." http://ak-wx.blogspot.com/2021/04/even-colder-on-way.html http://ak-wx.blogspot.com/2021/04/extreme-cold-approaches.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beavis1729 Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 Bettles reported a 6am AKDT temperature of -38F (-38.9C). This is a new record for Bettles for the month of April. Previous record was -37F (-38.3C) set April 7, 1986. Climate observations at Bettles since May 1944. As expected, the Fairbanks 12Z upper air sounding showed the coldest April low-level airmass on record (since 1948): lowest 1000-500mb thickness 4857gpm; lowest 1000-850mb thickness 1174gpm; lowest 925mb temp -26.7C. Nome airport low temp Friday morning of (at least) -20F (-28.9C) is not a daily record (-24F, -31.1C in 1924) but this is the latest in the spring with a temp of -20F or lower in 44 years: -21F on April 12, 1977. http://ak-wx.blogspot.com/2021/04/arctic-blast.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beavis1729 Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 159 AM AKDT SAT APR 10 2021 ...RECORD LOW MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES SET AT FAIRBANKS YESTERDAY... FAIRBANKS RECORDED A LOW TEMPERATURE OF -27 DEGREES YESTERDAY. THIS SHATTERS THE PREVIOUS DAILY RECORD OF -16 DEGREES SET IN 1911. THE HIGH TEMPERATURE YESTERDAY WAS ONLY 3 DEGREES. THAT BREAKS THE PREVIOUS DAILY RECORD FOR COLDEST HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 11 DEGREES SET IN 1911. YESTERDAY WAS ALSO THE LATEST IN THE SEASON FOR A HIGH TEMPERATURE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS FOR FAIRBANKS ON RECORD. THE PREVIOUS LATEST WAS APRIL 7TH IN 1966. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beavis1729 Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 A bit chilly in northern Alaska...Deadhorse had a wind chill of -84F at 9AM local time this morning (temp -51F, SW wind 14 mph). Yikes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beavis1729 Posted Tuesday at 04:37 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 04:37 PM Another nice winter in southern Alaska. Assuming no more snowfall, Anchorage will finish with their 2nd snowiest winter on record (132.6"). Average is 77", and the record is 134.5" set in 2011-12. Even more impressive is the snow depth days (SDDs) and # of days with snow cover. I'm not sure what those records are for Anchorage, but the 2023-24 numbers through 4/15 have got to be close...and possibly brand new records: - 3,871 SDDs - 163 days of 1+" snow cover, including 162 consecutive days - 162 days of 6+" snow cover - 148 days of 12"+ snow cover (nearly 5 months)...the most impressive stat of all - Peak snow depth of 38" on 2/5 (record snow depth is 47" on 1/1/1956) - Still 18" of snow cover on 4/15 Looks like warmer temps are on tap, which will allow for a quick snowmelt. Normals for April 15th are still fairly chilly (45/30), but high temps will probably soar well into the 50s later this week. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayjawintastawm Posted 21 hours ago Share Posted 21 hours ago On 4/16/2024 at 10:37 AM, beavis1729 said: Another nice winter in southern Alaska. Assuming no more snowfall, Anchorage will finish with their 2nd snowiest winter on record (132.6"). Average is 77", and the record is 134.5" set in 2011-12. Even more impressive is the snow depth days (SDDs) and # of days with snow cover. I'm not sure what those records are for Anchorage, but the 2023-24 numbers through 4/15 have got to be close...and possibly brand new records: - 3,871 SDDs - 163 days of 1+" snow cover, including 162 consecutive days - 162 days of 6+" snow cover - 148 days of 12"+ snow cover (nearly 5 months)...the most impressive stat of all - Peak snow depth of 38" on 2/5 (record snow depth is 47" on 1/1/1956) - Still 18" of snow cover on 4/15 Looks like warmer temps are on tap, which will allow for a quick snowmelt. Normals for April 15th are still fairly chilly (45/30), but high temps will probably soar well into the 50s later this week. Nice. Our average snowfall here just south of Denver is only about 20 inches less, but the longevity is 10x shorter. Trees are in full bloom already, probably 2 weeks earlier than typical. Most people have cut their lawns once. I've never heard of SDDs, I kind of like it! Is that a metric that's used elsewhere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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