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Some ridiculous cold during the first 4 days of January in McGrath, AK (SW of Fairbanks). And they have 38" of snow on the ground...great stuff. Check this out: DY MAX MIN AVG DEP HDD CDD WTR SNW DPTH SPD SPD DIR MIN PSBL S-S WX SPD DR ================================================================================ 1 -36 -53 -45 -39 110 0 0.00 0.0 38 0.0 5 300 M M M 1 6 310 2 -37 -50 -44 -37 109 0 0.00 0.0 38 0.0 3 310 M M M 1 3 310 3 -45 -53 -49 -42 114 0 0.00 0.0 38 0.0 3 280 M M M 1 3 150 4 -33 -55 -44 -37 109 0 T T 38 0.0 5 320 M M M 1 5 280 ================================================================================ SM -151 -211 442 0 T T 0.0 M M ================================================================================ AV-37.8-52.8 0.0 FASTST PSBL % M MAX(MPH) MISC ----> # 5 320 6 310 ================================================================================ NOTES: # LAST OF SEVERAL OCCURRENCES COLUMN 17 PEAK WIND IN M.P.H. PRELIMINARY LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS FORM: F-6) , PAGE 2 STATION: MCGRATH MONTH: 01 YEAR: 2012 LATITUDE: 62 58 N LONGITUDE: 155 37 W [TEMPERATURE DATA] AVERAGE MONTHLY:-45.3 DPTR FM NORMAL:-38.5 HIGHEST: -33 ON 4 LOWEST: -55 ON 4

Valdez finished with 152.2" of snow for the month of December, breaking the old record of 137.1" set in December 1991. Then, an additional 10" of snow fell in the first 4 days of January 2012. On top of that, here is their latest NWS forecast...just incredible: AKZ131-061400- /X.CON.PAFC.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120106T1800Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 400 PM AKST THU JAN 5 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST FRIDAY. * SNOW...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION 20 TO 30 INCHES. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL LET UP BRIEFLY DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS AND THEN BECOME HEAVY AGAIN BY LATE EVENING. HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT AND DIMINISH BY MID MORNING FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE SEVERELY LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ FPAK51PAFC_AKZ131 ----------------- AKZ131-061400- NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 400 PM AKST THU JAN 5 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THE PASS. SNOW ACCUMULATION 18 TO 25 INCHES. LOWS AROUND 20 EXCEPT AROUND 10 ABOVE THROUGH THE PASS. LIGHT WINDS EXCEPT EAST 15 TO 30 MPH THROUGH THE PASS. .FRIDAY...SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION 4 TO 8 INCHES. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S. VARIABLE WIND TO 15 MPH. .FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS AROUND 10 ABOVE EXCEPT AROUND ZERO THROUGH THE PASS. VARIABLE WIND TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY...SNOW. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S. NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 20 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT...SNOW. LOWS 15 TO 25. EAST WIND TO 15 MPH. .SUNDAY...SNOW. HIGHS AROUND 30. .SUNDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID TEENS. .MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 20. .MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS 5 TO 15 ABOVE. HIGHS 20 TO 25. .TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS 20 TO 25. HIGHS 25 TO 30. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS 10 TO 15. HIGHS AROUND 20.

From NWS Fairbanks: INTERIOR...A MODERATELY STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT TODAY INTO TONIGHT WILL ONLY VERY SLOWLY BEGIN TO RELAX WEDNESDAY. A VERY COLD AIRMASS ALOFT WILL VERY SLOWLY MODERATE THE NEXT TWO DAYS. 500 MB HEIGHTS BOTTOMED OUT AT 490 DM WITH AN 850 MB TEMP OF -30.5C AT FAIRBANKS YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AT 00Z. THIS WAS SIGNIFICANTLY COLDER ALOFT THAN LAST WEEK. IT WAS A GOOD THING THAT THE UPPER LOW PASTED TO THE WEST OF THE INTERIOR AND ALLOWED SOME CLOUDS AND WEAK OVERRUNNING TO HELP TEMPER THE COLD. TO GIVE SOME PERSPECTIVE THE 500 MB HEIGHT OF 490 DM IS AN ALL-TIME RECORD LOW 500 MB HEIGHT AT FAIRBANKS FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER. AT MCGRATH...THE 500 MB HEIGHT OF 483 DM BREAKS THE ALL-TIME NOVEMBER RECORD OF 490 DM. THE 850 MB TEMPS ARE IN THE TOP 5 PERCENTILE...BUT NOT RECORDS. Also, some lovely -70 wind chills in Atigun Pass, on the new wind chill scale. That would be very impressive in January, much less November! NORTHEASTERN BROOKS RANGE- INCLUDING...ANAKTUVUK PASS...ATIGUN PASS...GALBRAITH LAKE... SAGWON...FRANKLIN BLUFFS 412 AM AKST TUE NOV 22 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST WEDNESDAY AT ATIGUN PASS... .TODAY...CLOUDY. FLURRIES. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THROUGH PASSES WITH LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITY. TEMPERATURES STEADY FROM 25 TO 40 BELOW. NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. GUSTS TO 35 MPH IN PASSES WITH WIND CHILL TO 70 BELOW AT ATIGUN PASS. .TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THROUGH PASSES WITH LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITY. TEMPERATURES 25 TO 40 BELOW. NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN PASSES WITH WIND CHILL TO 70 BELOW AT ATIGUN PASS.

That's great...I hope you enjoy the upcoming cold weather too!

Yes they are...about a foot in the past week, with 10" on the ground currently. A nice early start to winter in Anchorage!

I have a B.S. in Meteorology and an M.S. in Math...I was a math instructor for a few years at a university, and I now work at an insurance company. Not sure if my Met. degree helped me get my current job...and unfortunately I hardly use my degree at all.

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 330 PM AKST MON NOV 7 2011 ...PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT... A RAPIDLY DEVELOPING STORM LOCATED ABOUT 600 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA THIS AFTERNOON WILL INTENSIFY INTO ONE OF THE MOST SEVERE BERING SEA STORMS ON RECORD AS IT MOVES NORTHWARD ACROSS THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD DAMAGE. THE STORM WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD WINDS OF 40 TO 55 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS OVER THE WEST COAST TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. STRONG WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER ST LAWRENCE ISLAND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. GUSTS TO 70 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA AND IN AREAS NEAR KOTZEBUE. WINDS OF 60 TO 75 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVER ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND THE BERING STRAIT COAST. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO APPROACH HURRICANE FORCE OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA AND NORTHERN BERING SEA. THE STRONG WINDS WILL GENERATE SEAS TO AS HIGH AS 20 FEET OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA...AND TO 15 TO 25 FEET OVER THE NORTHERN BERING SEA. THE STRONG WINDS WILL PUSH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER INTO NORTON SOUND...RAISING SEA LEVELS TO AS HIGH AS 8 TO 9 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE HIGH SEA LEVELS COMBINED WITH HIGH WAVES WILL PRODUCE SEVERE BEACH EROSION AND MAJOR COASTAL FLOODING ALONG THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN SHORES OF NORTON SOUND AND ALONG THE BERING STRAIT COAST. HIGH WATER LEVELS WILL PRODUCE COASTAL FLOODING ALONG THE SOUTHERN SHORE OF NORTON SOUND. STRONG WINDS AND WAVE ACTION MAY PUSH ICE IN NORTON BAY ON SHORE. MODERATELY ELEVATED SEA LEVELS AND HIGH WAVES WILL CAUSE SEVERE BEACH EROSION AND MAJOR COASTAL FLOODING ALONG THE SOUTH AND WEST FACING COASTS OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. ALONG THE CHUKCHI SEA COAST FROM CAPE KRUSENSTERN NORTHWEST... SOUTHEAST WINDS GUSTING TO A HIGH AS 70 MPH WILL PRODUCE HIGH WAVES AND SOME ELEVATION OF SEA LEVELS...RESULTING IN SEVERE BEACH EROSION AND MAJOR COASTAL FLOODING. THE VILLAGE OF KIVALINA WILL BE HIGHLY VULNERABLE TO DAMAGE CAUSED BY BEACH EROSION AND COASTAL FLOODING. THE STORM WILL ALSO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER ALMOST ALL OF THE WEST COAST TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF AS MUCH AS 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE SOUTHERN SEWARD PENINSULA COAST AND IN PARTS OF THE INTERIOR SEWARD PENINSULA. AGAIN...THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING STORM WHICH WILL BE ONE OF THE WORST ON RECORD OVER THE BERING SEA AND THE WEST COAST.

Great! Is that your first sticking snow of the season?

Teammobeu - welcome to the board!

They're dancing in the streets in Barrow PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 240 PM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 THE TEMPERATURE AT BARROW...THE NORTHERNMOST CITY IN ALASKA... HAS NOT BEEN BELOW FREEZING...32 DEGREES...SINCE JUNE 29TH. THIS 74 DAY STREAK IS BY FAR THE MOST CONSECUTIVE DAYS THAT BARROW HAS EVER HAD WITHOUT THE TEMPERATURE DROPPING BELOW FREEZING. THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 68 DAYS WAS SET TWO YEARS AGO. THE TEMPERATURE IS NOT EXPECTED TO GO BELOW FREEZING AT BARROW FOR AT LEAST A FEW MORE DAYS.

Approximately how much daylight are you losing per day? Here in the Chicago suburbs at 42N latitude, we're losing about 2 or 2.5 minutes per day. I can even notice that, but that's nothing compared to your daylight loss this time of year.

Those are beautiful pictures...thanks for posting. I was in Whitehorse in June 2007...the long days were amazing. Even as I'm a cold lover, the picture of your thermometer on that day in January 2011 makes me shiver.

Welcome to the board! It's wonderful having a poster from Whitehorse.

Thanks for starting this thread...good stuff. I hope you're both enjoying life in Alaska.