baroclinic_instability Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 as a snow lover i would never have disgust reporting snow, i may grow tiresome of endless cold but snow from late sept to mid/late may (almost 8 months sounds great) Trust me, I love snow too, but our locale close to the Pacific means there can be awfully long stretches of clouds and rain in the summer (our wettest climo is late summer...but it begins as early as mid June), so combined with a total lack of winter sun, prolonging the winter like this during our driest time of the year is a big blow, especially for outdoor enthusiasts who like to hike (mtns are snow covered still...with mud a likelihood deep into the hiking season). This isn't the lower 48 where you are basically guaranteed a nice stretch of weather in summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beavis1729 Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 RECORD EVENT REPORTNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VALDEZ AK1036 AM AKDT MON MAY 20 2013...MORE COLD WEATHER RECORDS FOR MAY IN VALDEZ...THE WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN VALDEZ SET A NEW REORD LOW ON SUNDAYMAY 19 OF 30 DEGREES...THE OLD RECORD WAS 31 SET IN 1992. ALSO THESNOW DEPTH WAS 28 INCHES...BREAKING THE REORD OF 6 INCHES FROM 1964.THIS MORNING THE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS 29 DEGREES WHICH IS A DEGREELOWER THAN THE OLD RECORD FOR MAY 20TH OF 30 SET IN 1966. THE SNOWDEPTH TODAY IS 24 INCHES...BREAKING THE OLD RECORD OF 4 INCHES FROM1968. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beavis1729 Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Nenana Ice Classic - latest ice break-up on record, going back to 1917! http://www.nenanaakiceclassic.com/ The 2013 Jackpot was $318,500.00 The Tanana River ice officially broke up on May 20th at 2:41 pm Alaska Standard Time The latest time on record the ice has ever gone out. Congratulations to the winners!!! Warren and Yvonne Snow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baroclinic_instability Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Summer is finally here, and in a grand way. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyhb Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 EF1 tornado in Oregon yesterday per LSRs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baroclinic_instability Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Relatively insane temperature records set today. Can't believe we had snow less than a month ago. PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK415 PM AKDT MON JUN 17 2013...ALL TIME RECORD HIGHS FALL AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...A EXPANSIVE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA IS CONTINUINGTHE STRING OF UNUSUALLY HOT DAYS. TEMPERATURES AT MANY LOCATIONS WEREIN THE 80S TO MID 90S.THE FOLLOWING STATIONS SET ALL-TIME HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS TODAY:TALKEETNA....94 DEGREES. PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 91 SET ON JUNE 162013...JUNE 14 1969...AND JUNE 26 1953.CORDOVA......90 DEGREES. PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 89 SET ON JULY 16 1995.VALDEZ.......90 DEGREES. PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 87 SET ON JUNE 26 1953AND JUNE 25 1953.SEWARD.......88 DEGREES. PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 87 SET ON JULY 4 1999.THE VALDEZ TEMPERATURE WAS RECORDED IN THE CITY OF VALDEZ. THE HIGHTEMPERATURE AT THE AIRPORT WAS 84 DEGREES.TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL ON TUESDAY BUT WILL BE COOLERTHAN TODAY. THE COOLING TREND WILL CONTINUE ON WEDNESDAY.MORE CLIMATE INFORMATION FOR SELECT SITES IN SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA MAYBE FOUND AT PAFC.ARH.NOAA.GOV/CLIMATE.PHPSNIDER/LUDWIG$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icebreaker5221 Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Relatively insane temperature records set today. Can't believe we had snow less than a month ago. PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 415 PM AKDT MON JUN 17 2013 ...ALL TIME RECORD HIGHS FALL AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA... A EXPANSIVE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA IS CONTINUING THE STRING OF UNUSUALLY HOT DAYS. TEMPERATURES AT MANY LOCATIONS WERE IN THE 80S TO MID 90S. THE FOLLOWING STATIONS SET ALL-TIME HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS TODAY: TALKEETNA....94 DEGREES. PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 91 SET ON JUNE 16 2013...JUNE 14 1969...AND JUNE 26 1953. CORDOVA......90 DEGREES. PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 89 SET ON JULY 16 1995. VALDEZ.......90 DEGREES. PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 87 SET ON JUNE 26 1953 AND JUNE 25 1953. SEWARD.......88 DEGREES. PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 87 SET ON JULY 4 1999. THE VALDEZ TEMPERATURE WAS RECORDED IN THE CITY OF VALDEZ. THE HIGH TEMPERATURE AT THE AIRPORT WAS 84 DEGREES. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL ON TUESDAY BUT WILL BE COOLER THAN TODAY. THE COOLING TREND WILL CONTINUE ON WEDNESDAY. MORE CLIMATE INFORMATION FOR SELECT SITES IN SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA MAY BE FOUND AT PAFC.ARH.NOAA.GOV/CLIMATE.PHP SNIDER/LUDWIG $ Well, if summer is short, it might as well be hot, right? (sort of the opposite philosophy I apply to FL winters) Flirting with +4 sigma at 500 mb: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyhb Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Relatively insane temperature records set today. Can't believe we had snow less than a month ago. Wow, that is amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wederwarrior Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 Wow, that is amazing. Wow is right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beavis1729 Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 The NWS statement posted above for Talkeetna was issued at 4:15 PM local time yesterday. A couple of hours after that, the temp hit 96. That shattered their all-time record by 5 degrees. 17 17:53 Vrbl 7 G 16 10.00 Fair CLR 96 46 18% NA 92 29.89 1012.0 McGrath hit 94 yesterday, and it was 84 in Nome. RECORD EVENT REPORTNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NOME AK357 PM AKDT MON JUN 17 2013...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR JUNE...AT 353 PM THE TEMPERATURE IN NOME REACHED 84 DEGREES BREAKING THERECORD FOR THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE EVER RECORDED IN THE MONTH OFJUNE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 83 SET BACK ON JUNE 7TH 2004. THEHIGHEST RECORDED TEMPERATURE EVER IN NOME IS 86 SET BACK IN JULY OF1977 AND 1968. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyhb Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 Catastrophic flooding taking place in Alberta...75,000+ people are displaced, Calgary's downtown is flooded, the Saddledome is flooded. The Bow River has essentially turned into a raging torrent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 This is kind of old news now. Fairbanks got to 92 degrees, only 4 degrees below its highest June temperature ever (96) on June 25 and 26 2013. The highest all time temp is 99, so that's still several degrees above the 92 of this year. ------------ FairbanksYears: 1904-2013RANK 4 92 6/26/2013, 6/25/2013, 6/22/1987, 6/20/1958, 6/25/1916 ----------- Nome AK tied its highest all time temperature on June 19 2013 ---------- NomeYears: 1906-2013Rank Value Ending Date 1 86 6/19/2013, 7/31/1977, 7/8/1968 ----- McGrath AK, also highest temperature ever ------- Mcgrath Area (ThreadEx Station)ExtremesHighest Daily Maximum Temperature (degrees F)Days: 1/1 - 12/31Length of period: 1 dayYears: 1941-2013Rank Value Ending Date 1 94 6/17/2013 2 91 6/18/2013 3 90 6/16/2013, 6/15/1969 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beavis1729 Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1102 PM AKDT THU AUG 8 2013...ANOTHER DAY ABOVE 80 IN FAIRBANKS... THE HIGH THURSDAY IN FAIRBANKS WAS 82 DEGREES. THIS WAS THE 36TH DAY THIS SUMMER WITH A HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 80 DEGREES OR WARMER. WEATHER RECORDS STRETCHING BACK OVER 100 YEARS SHOW NO OTHER SUMMER HAS HAD MORE THAN 30 DAYS OF 80 DEGREES OR WARMER IN FAIRBANKS. THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF DAYS EACH SUMMER OF 80 OR ABOVE IS 11. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baroclinic_instability Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 You don't see this type of cyclogenesis in the lower 48. http://gifmaker.me/PlayGIFAnimation.php?folder=20131008088J3IaTKX5ssTKeWSbqRn3T&file=output_kI1jHh.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OKpowdah Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Following the recurvature of Typhoon Francisco, we get a huge jet amplification again in the West Pacific, and it looks like both the GFS and ECMWF want to develop an intense low in the poleward exit region by day 7-10. Could get kinda windy around the Aleutians to western Alaska. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beavis1729 Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENTNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK945 AM AKST FRI NOV 15 2013...A PATTERN CHANGE WILL PLUNGE MAINLAND ALASKA INTO A DEEP FREEZE...THE RECENT LARGE SCALE WEATHER PATTERN HAS BEEN CHARACTERIZED BYA PERSISTENT RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC WITHTROPICAL-LIKE AIR RIDING OVER TOP OF THE RIDGE ACROSS THE BERINGSEA INTO MAINLAND ALASKA. A DRAMATIC CHANGE IN PATTERN WILL BEGINTHIS WEEKEND AS THIS RIDGE BEGINS TO BREAK DOWN WHILE A NEW RIDGEBUILDS OVER THE WESTERN BERING AND EASTERN RUSSIA. THIS WILL SHIFTTHE FLOW TO NORTHERLY ACROSS MAINLAND ALASKA AND MUCH OF THE BERINGSEA AND ALLOW ARCTIC AIR TO PLUNGE SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE STATE.TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO FALL ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND SOUTHCENTRALALASKA TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO TREND DOWNWARD OVER THE WEEKEND.REINFORCING SHOTS OF COLD AIR WILL THEN MOVE IN OVER THE COURSEOF NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL BE THE COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON THUS FAR.FOR INTERIOR AREAS MINIMUM TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO DROP BELOWZERO BY EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES GENERALLY IN THESINGLE DIGITS TO TEENS. FOR MOST COASTAL AREAS MINIMUM TEMPERATURESWILL BOTTOM OUT IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO TEENS WITH DAILY HIGHTEMPERATURES IN THE TEENS TO 20S.THIS PATTERN LOOKS LIKE IT WILL HOLD THROUGH THE END OF NEXT WEEKAND PERHAPS BEYOND. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MOSTLY CLEAR ANDDRY. HOWEVER...UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES TRANSITING THE AREA MAYBRING OCCASIONAL CLOUDS AND A BRIEF CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIESTO THE REGION.FOR THE LATEST TEMPERATURE FORECASTS FOR YOUR SPECIFIC AREA PLEASEVISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ANCHORAGE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 -38F and -32F at Fairbanks Ft Wainwright (-38F) PAFB 211855Z 00000KT 6SM BR FEW008 M39/ A3014 RMK PWR PLNT PLUME FEW008 Fairbanks Airport (-32F) PAFA 210753Z 00000KT 7SM CLR M36/ A3031 RMK AO2 SLP287 T1356 PNO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beavis1729 Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 If I'm reading this correctly, Healy AK had an 81-degree temperature increase in 24 hours. PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1100 AM AKST FRI NOV 22 2013 PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT DRAMATIC TEMPERATURE INCREASES AND FLUXUATIONS FELT ACROSS THE INTERIOR AS A RESULT OF STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW THROUGH THE ALASKA RANGE. HERE ARE A FEW EXAMPLES....TIIMES REPRESENT A 24 HOUR CHANGE HEALY.....................UP 81 DEGREES...41 BELOW TO 40ABOVE...FOLLOWED SEVERAL HOURS LATER BY A RAPID DROP OF 32 DEGREES IN UNDER 4 HOURS. ANTLERCREEK..............UP 55 DEGREES....14 BELOW TO 41 ABOVE....FOLLOWED SEVERAL HOURS LATER BY A RAPID DROP OF 36 DEGREES JUST 30 MINUTES AFTER THE WINDS SHIFTED FROM SOUTHEAST TO NORTHWEST. MCKINLEY PARK.............UP 59 DEGREES....27 BELOW TO 32 ABOVE. GOLDSTREAM CREEK..........UP 41 DEGREES....37 BELOW TO 5 ABOVE. FAIRBANKS INT AIRPORT.....UP 39 DEGREES....25 BELOW TO 14 ABOVE. EIELSON AFB...............UP 53 DEGREES....38 BELOW TO 15 ABOVE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baroclinic_instability Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 Hurricane warm seclusion and a storm force low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 heavy snow for Canadian Prairies shown in 3-5 days on the recent runs of the GFS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
famartin Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 I have placed a topic in the general forum regarding the revised NWS snow measurement guide... http://www.americanwx.com/bb/index.php/topic/41853-new-nws-snow-measurement-guide/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beavis1729 Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 Time to revive this thread after 2 years While winter is nowhere to be found in the lower 48...it looks like some deep winter cold will occur in Alaska toward Christmas. Fairbanks could hit -40. SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENTNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK543 AM AKST SUN DEC 20 2015AKZ222-202115-MIDDLE TANANA VALLEY-INCLUDING...FAIRBANKS...FORT WAINWRIGHT...EIELSON AFB...ESTER...NORTH POLE...MOOSE CREEK...TWO RIVERS...FOX...CHATANIKA...CHENA HOT SPRINGS...SOURDOUGH CAMP543 AM AKST SUN DEC 20 2015...VERY COLD LATER THIS WEEK IN FAIRBANKS...AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT ALONG THE BROOKS RANGE IS EXPECTED TO MOVESOUTH OF FAIRBANKS ON TUESDAY. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALLTO 30 BELOW ZERO BY WEDNESDAY WITH 40 BELOW POSSIBLE BY THURSDAY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzucker Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 What happened to Baro and the guy from the Yukon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlaskaETC Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 This is a top notch thread. I always revisit this every once in a while. Some really informative discussions took place here...the meteorological processes that take place near Alaska are so complex and wonderful to read about...my friend in Fairbanks keeps on asking me to forecast for him and I'm like "WTF?" most of the time! Hopefully the guy in Yukon is still doing well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beavis1729 Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 This is a top notch thread. I always revisit this every once in a while. Some really informative discussions took place here...the meteorological processes that take place near Alaska are so complex and wonderful to read about...my friend in Fairbanks keeps on asking me to forecast for him and I'm like "WTF?" most of the time! Hopefully the guy in Yukon is still doing well. Agree - Fairbanks and many other places in AK are challenging to forecast for. Here is a very informative Alaska weather blog that may interest you: http://ak-wx.blogspot.com/?m=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlaskaETC Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Agree - Fairbanks and many other places in AK are challenging to forecast for. Here is a very informative Alaska weather blog that may interest you: http://ak-wx.blogspot.com/?m=1 Thanks, I'll definitely be visiting this site often! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlaskaETC Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 My friend in AK recently went on a camping trip up the Dalton Highway and got stuck in a good ole' fashioned interior snowstorm on the way back, south of the Brooks Range. Crazy stuff. Check out his videos below. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beavis1729 Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 Wow, that's crazy. 9 degrees and heavy snow, with insane winds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlaskaETC Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 Wow, that's crazy. 9 degrees and heavy snow, with insane winds. Yeah, he actually ended up getting frostbite on his finger tips while refueling in the middle of it...he had to keep his car running. It isn't severe frostbite at least...his car was roughed up pretty bad though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beavis1729 Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 There is some incredible warmth in northern Alaska now. There is only one day on record between October 25 and April 13 where the high temps at Barrow, Deadhorse, and Kotzebue were all above 35F...and that day was January 1, 2017. Crazy... http://ak-wx.blogspot.com/2017/01/extremely-warm-day-in-arctic-alaska.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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