Phoenix Shatters Records: Warmest February/Winter and Mind-Boggling March

[GaWx]

1 hour ago, frontranger8 said:

Are we gonna talk about how Fairbanks had their coldest DJFM on record, and shattered their coldest March on record by over 3 degrees?

The contrast sure is fascinating! Anchorage also is getting their coldest March on record. Because this thread is centered on Phoenix, I talked about the record cold Fairbanks in another thread, including in this post:

 

[GaWx]

 From outspoken pro met. Chris Martz fwiw:

 Any comments?

[LongBeachSurfFreak]

Not a very good example. FOK was more of a microclimate, if it's even a legit measurement. It was lower than any other location, regardless of rural/urban location, for hundreds of miles. Nothing lower until deep into New England. It was like 5F colder than even the coldest personal weather stations on Long Island.

It’s a legit ob from an ASOS station.
As far as a micro climate sure. It’s in the heart of the dwarf pine barrens which is characterized by extremely sandy soils and radiates better then any non deep valley location on the east coast.
Regardless of KFOK, KJK was almost 10 degrees cooler then the park or KLGA.


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