beavis1729 Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1023 AM AKST SAT MAR 10 2012 ..UPDATED SEASONAL SNOWFALL TOTALS AND SNOW DEPTH AROUND ALASKA THE 2011/2012 WINTER WILL GO DOWN INTO THE RECORD BOOKS AS ONE OF THE SNOWIEST SEASONS FOR MANY LOCATIONS AROUND THE STATE. HERE IS A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF OBSERVATIONS AROUND SOUTHCENTRAL. THE OBSERVATIONS THAT ARE INCLUDED ARE FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES AND FROM THE COOPERATIVE OBSERVER PROGRAM (COOP). ALL MEASUREMENTS ARE IN INCHES. PLEASE VISIT THIS WEBSITE TO VIEW AN INTERACTIVE GRAPHIC HTTP://TINYURL.COM/7U2Y5LG WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES STATION NAME, SEASON TOTAL, SEASON AVERAGE, RECORD, SNOW DEPTH ------------------------------------------------------------------ ANCHORAGE 126.0 74.5 132.8 34 BARROW 64.6 33.4 76.6 13 BETHEL 72.7 54.5 177.5 16 COLD BAY 79.1 65.3 115.9 16 FAIRBANKS 54.9 65.5 147.3 29 JUNEAU 128.6 95.3 194.3 1 KING SALMON 64.8 44.8 78.8 6 KODIAK 131.3 69.1 148.6 8 KOTZEBUE 78.1 53.1 106.7 57 MCGRATH 104.8 89.8 162.2 49 NOME 69.3 64.0 129.4 26 ST. PAUL 67.2 60.6 103.3 23 VALDEZ 424.1 276.6 550.7 92 YAKUTAT 301.2 163.0 403.2 87 THE COOP IS A VOLUNTARY PROGRAM. AT THE END OF EACH MONTH...OBSERVERS SEND IN THEIR MONTHLY TOTALS. THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF OBSERVATIONS AROUND SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA THROUGH FEBRUARY 29. * INDICATES A NEW RECORD + INDICATES MISSING FEBRUARY DATA STATION SEASON TOTAL SEASON AVERAGE RECORD SNOW DEPTH (SEP-FEB) (SEP-APR) --------------------------------------------------------------------- ANCHORAGE AREA CAMPBL CRK SC CTR *112.5 81.0 103.6 43 FORT RICHARDSON + 76.4 62.8 110.5 34 GLEN ALPS + 163.0 170.9 249.0 71 RABBIT CREEK + 124.8 103.3 159.9 53 UPPER DEARMOUN + 149.0 123.2 208.0 50 ALYESKA 314.5 224.4 375.6 78 EAGLE RIVER AREA GAKONA CIRCLE *121.4 78.2 102.2 38 MILE 5 EGL RVR RD 92.0 64.6 122.1 47 EGL RVR NATURE CTR 110.3 64.1 123.0 38 EKLUTNA *80.6 45.9 76.9 36 MATANUSKA AND SUSITNA VALLEY AREA BUTTE *77.5 62.9 71.9 21 MATANUSKA FARM 70.1 48.9 97.4 6 LAZY MOUNTAIN 66.9 83.8 133.7 30 AMBER LAKE + *124.1 110.1 121.0 44 KENAI PENINSULA HOMER 8NW 186.5 112.0 200.5 61 SOLDOTNA 5SSW + 48.2 57.1 68.2 22 STERLING 6SW 68.4 NA NA NA PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AREA CANNERY CRK HTCHRY *287.5 149.1 253.7 99 CORDOVA NORTH *257.9 107.6 221.5 33 MAIN BAY HTCHRY *445.8 276.9 428.6 126 PORT SAN JUAN *181.7 112.1 174.2 60 WALLY NRNBRG HTCHRY 173.5 110.8 200.7 83 COPPER RIVER BASIN GLENNALLEN 48.7 52.3 94.0 14 KENNY LAKE 57.5 49.1 61.0 25 TONSINA 93.6 65.0 112.5 52 KODIAK 76.8 62.3 80.8 8 FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE COOP PROGRAM...GO TO HTTP://PAFC.ARH.NOAA.GOV/COOP/COOP.PHP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#NoPoles Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 I wish you Alaska/Canada members could come to the conference...i would love to meet you all...you all have a wonderful passion for weather and sharing it with us Lower 48-ers!! thank you so much for sharing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick7032 Posted March 20, 2012 Author Share Posted March 20, 2012 I wish you Alaska/Canada members could come to the conference...i would love to meet you all...you all have a wonderful passion for weather and sharing it with us Lower 48-ers!! thank you so much for sharing Glad we can help....although I'm hoping to be back in the lower 48 soon....been bidding on jobs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick7032 Posted March 20, 2012 Author Share Posted March 20, 2012 Okay enough is enough....we have more than doubled our monthly snowfall and the month is half over....a record low temperature earlier in the month....and for the second time this month this.... SXAK78 PACD 201005 RERCDB RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLD BAY AK 205 AM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...RECORD LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE SET AT THE STATE AIRPORT IN COLD BAY... A NEW RECORD LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS SET YESTERDAY IN COLD BAY WHEN THE MERCURY ONLY ROSE TO 11 DEGREES ABOVE ZERO BREAKING THE OLD RECORD OF 15 DEGREES ABOVE ZERO. $$ DOLL MAR 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#NoPoles Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Okay enough is enough....we have more than doubled our monthly snowfall and the month is half over....a record low temperature earlier in the month....and for the second time this month this.... SXAK78 PACD 201005 RERCDB RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLD BAY AK 205 AM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...RECORD LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE SET AT THE STATE AIRPORT IN COLD BAY... A NEW RECORD LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS SET YESTERDAY IN COLD BAY WHEN THE MERCURY ONLY ROSE TO 11 DEGREES ABOVE ZERO BREAKING THE OLD RECORD OF 15 DEGREES ABOVE ZERO. $$ DOLL MAR 12 on the other side of things...it's only march and we are two months ahead of schedule season wise...mid 80's on tap for Thursday...trust me when i say i wish you could have shared your snow and cold with us this past winter... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beavis1729 Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...COR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 718 PM AKDT THU MAR 22 2012 CORRECTION TO THE FIRST PARAGRAPH ...THE COLD MARCH CONTINUES AT FAIRBANKS... THROUGH THE FIRST THREE WEEKS OF MARCH THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE AT THE FAIRBANKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS -1.0 DEGREES...WHICH WAS 9.5 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. MONTH TO DATE IT HAS BEEN THE COLDEST START TO MARCH SINCE 2007...AND MORE IMPRESSIVELY RANKS AS THE 3RD COLDEST START TO MARCH IN THE PAST 40 YEARS. ONLY TWO DAYS THIS MONTH HAVE HAD AN AVERAGE TEMPERATURE THAT WAS ABOVE NORMAL. ON THE 6TH AND 7TH...THE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 25 ABOVE...AND THESE WERE THE ONLY TWO DAYS THIS MONTH WHEN THE LOW TEMPERATURE DID NOT DIP BELOW ZERO. SO FAR THIS MONTH THERE HAVE BEEN 8 NIGHTS WITH A LOW TEMPERATURE OF 20 BELOW OR LOWER...WELL ABOVE THE AVERAGE OF 3 NIGHTS. PRECIPITATION HAS BEEN WELL ABOVE AVERAGE...IN LARGE PART TO A STORM THAT AFFECTED THE AREA ON THE 5TH THROUGH 7TH WITH NEARLY A FOOT OF SNOW. MONTH TO DATE...A TOTAL OF 13.6 INCHES OF SNOW HAS FALLEN WHICH IS 9.9 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL. ONLY 2 INCHES OF SNOW IS NEEDED THE REMAINDER OF THE MONTH FOR THIS TO BECOME THE SNOWIEST MARCH SINCE 1991. A WEATHER FRONT WILL LIKELY BRING A PERIOD OF SNOW TO THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT THAT WILL TAPER TO SNOW SHOWERS SATURDAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS WEATHER SYSTEM. THE BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TOMORROW. TEMPERATURES WILL RETURN CLOSER TO SEASONABLE LEVELS OVER THE WEEKEND...AND WILL LIKELY PERSIST INTO NEXT WEEK. THE NORMAL HIGH TEMPERATURE TODAY IN FAIRBANKS IS 29 WITH A NORMAL LOW OF 1 ABOVE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick7032 Posted April 5, 2012 Author Share Posted April 5, 2012 PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLD BAY AK 708 AM AKDT TUE APR 3 2012 ...A RECORD MONTH IT WAS IN COLD BAY... THE MONTH OF MARCH WAS ONE OF THE COLDEST AND SNOWIEST MONTHS IN RECENT MEMORY. THERE WERE 9 RECORDS SET DURING THE MONTH INCLUDING 7 OF THEM FOR TEMPERATURE. THE MONTH ENDED WITH 43.3 INCHES OF SNOWFALL WHICH WAS JUST 1.2 INCHES SHORT OF THE ALL TIME RECORD FOR THE MONTH. THIS BROUGHT THE SEASONAL SNOWFALL TOTAL TO 108.5 INCHES WHICH PLACES THIS YEAR IN SECOND PLACE. THE SEASONAL SNOWFALL RECORD IS 115.9 INCHES WHICH WAS SET DURING THE 1983-84 SEASON. RECORDS FOR THE MONTH: DATE: CATEGORY: NEW RECORD: MONTHLY PRECIPITATION 7.13 INCHES MARCH 2ND SNOWFALL 7.40 INCHES MARCH 13TH LOW TEMPERATURE +3 DEG F MARCH 13TH LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE +15 DEG F MARCH 19TH LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE +11 DEG F MARCH 20TH LOW TEMPERATURE +5 DEG F MARCH 20TH LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE +13 DEG F MARCH 21ST LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE +11 DEG F MARCH 22ND LOW TEMPERATURE - 3 DEG F $$ DOLL APR 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indystorm Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 Sure beats the measly winter we had in much of the Midwest this past season. Dramatic early spring warmup and now freeze warnings that have orchard fruit growers in particular concern for apples and cherries in temps drop to 27 or 28 for awhile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baroclinic_instability Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 Well I am officially in Alaska now. About time to revive this thread. I would say something weather savvy, but I know nothing about Alaska weather. It is going to be a process. A couple pictures from the Chugach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icebreaker5221 Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 Well I am officially in Alaska now. About time to revive this thread. I would say something weather savvy, but I know nothing about Alaska weather. It is going to be a process. A couple pictures from the Chugach. Nice pics! Are you just visiting or did you move there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baroclinic_instability Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 Nice pics! Are you just visiting or did you move there? I moved here as a journey met. Will be here for a while, excited and incredibly intimidated. All the pattern recognition of the lower 48 is gone. Fells like starting all over again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#NoPoles Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 glad you made it safe! hope you find that you love AK and the job! good luck and looking forward to your pics and posts!!! winter comes fast up there...good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icebreaker5221 Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 I moved here as a journey met. Will be here for a while, excited and incredibly intimidated. All the pattern recognition of the lower 48 is gone. Fells like starting all over again Cool! Have fun up there! Hey, it's prbably not as bad as getting used to moving to the southern hemisphere On another note, we need more obs from MTBLANC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OKpowdah Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 Aurora forecast for this weekend! Too bad we're counting on darkness and clear skies ... both of which may be difficult to come by http://www.gi.alaska.edu/AuroraForecast/Alaska/2012/07/14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick7032 Posted July 17, 2012 Author Share Posted July 17, 2012 I moved here as a journey met. Will be here for a while, excited and incredibly intimidated. All the pattern recognition of the lower 48 is gone. Fells like starting all over again You'll enjoy it bud. You're up there and now I'm down here. Seems we tend to move about the same time....lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baroclinic_instability Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 You'll enjoy it bud. You're up there and now I'm down here. Seems we tend to move about the same time....lol. How is the heat treating you? I was glad to leave the 100+ degree heat, lol. 60s here feels like heaven. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baroclinic_instability Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 Still touring the area around Anchorage. A few pics from my phone. First pic from the Eagle River Valley northeast of ANC, the second from the Chugach along the eastern edge of the Anchorage bowl. Still getting used to full light at 10 PM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indystorm Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 Glad you made the transition OK Baroclinic Instability. Looking forward to your reports this winter. Tom Skilling loves to take Alaska vacations and talks frequently about it on WGN weather. Continue to drop in the Plains and Lakes forums when things get interesting down here. We certainly appreciate your expertise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baroclinic_instability Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 Took a hike near Lake Eklutna this afternoon. It is a glacial lake that actually is used for city water in Anchorage. Just a gorgeous day in Alaska today, the lake wasn't too shabby either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baroclinic_instability Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 glad you made it safe! hope you find that you love AK and the job! good luck and looking forward to your pics and posts!!! winter comes fast up there...good luck! Glad you made the transition OK Baroclinic Instability. Looking forward to your reports this winter. Tom Skilling loves to take Alaska vacations and talks frequently about it on WGN weather. Continue to drop in the Plains and Lakes forums when things get interesting down here. We certainly appreciate your expertise. Thanks! I am happy to be here. Don't worry, once I get settled in here I will be posting more again. It doesn't help there hasn't been anything to talk about anyways with the craptastic weather pattern across the lower 48. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baroclinic_instability Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 After 3 days of gloom and clouds, finally a break this evening. Was out hiking in the Chugach front range when the final bit of marine layer moisture pushed inland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick7032 Posted July 31, 2012 Author Share Posted July 31, 2012 How is the heat treating you? I was glad to leave the 100+ degree heat, lol. 60s here feels like heaven. Been loving the heat....had several days of afternoon storms too. This week will be another hot one as temps will be in the 103-107 range. Norm is 96....but with the mid level high over the pandhandle....what can ya do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyhb Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Series of tstms blowing through here currently, torrential rain, probably 30-50 mph winds, frequent lightning...nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baroclinic_instability Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Series of tstms blowing through here currently, torrential rain, probably 30-50 mph winds, frequent lightning...nice. You are in Vancouver now? Post some pics from the area, I always wanted to go there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baroclinic_instability Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Still been a cool summer, but had a gorgeous day today, bluebird in Anchorage. Heading back into the Chugach along the Seward Highway, it is seemingly always cloudy back there as Pacific moisture ascends the coastal ranges in east/southeast flow. Still a beautiful evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyhb Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Lightning pics from the other day (I was at work so these are not my own): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyhb Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 As for Alaska, be prepared for your sub-500 dm bombs during the winter baro... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baroclinic_instability Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 Amazing weekend around anchorage, taking advantage of the rare nice days we get this summer. We are losing almost 6 mins of light a day, and we are entering the wettest part of the year climatologically. Picture from Blacktail Rock Peaks near Eagle River. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N. OF PIKE Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 hey BI, how have you been? learning to forecast all over again? how's AK? I've been needing a change...I've been really thinking about CO, UT, and lately AK...Will never say anything bad about MA cause it's my state and I grew up here, but it's so urban it drives me nuts... keep posting pics, the beauty of that state is just unfathomable! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baroclinic_instability Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 hey BI, how have you been? learning to forecast all over again? how's AK? I've been needing a change...I've been really thinking about CO, UT, and lately AK...Will never say anything bad about MA cause it's my state and I grew up here, but it's so urban it drives me nuts... keep posting pics, the beauty of that state is just unfathomable! It has been wonderful overall. The weather has been exceptionally cool and somewhat wet since I have been here (the last 5 weeks), but I can't complain coming from Nebraska where it was a daily torchfest full of 90 and 100 degree days. As for wanting to get away, I totally understand. I am not a big fan of masses of humanity, and I need to get away on occasion. Anchorage itself is not all that great (a lot of people and traffic), but you are so close to wilderness that it is totally worth it. I lived in SLC, UT for a bit, and I didn't like it at all since the urban corridor is so populated and confined to a small valley. You can indeed get "away" into wilderness, but even there it is hard to find seclusion unless you drive quite aways from SLC (the Uintas, for instance). Farther south is better, but still quite a few tourists. CO is nice too, but if you truly want to get away, you need to go deep into the mountains. The Front Range itself is very crowded since so many people are trekking west, and Denver is an obvious choice. If you have any questions about AK, give me a message. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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