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AlaskaWx

@AlaskaWx@alaskan.social

Climate specialist with ACCAP/IARC at UAF, highlighting Alaska climate, environment & Indigenous cultures. Opinions are my own. I've been fascinated by #Arctic & #boreal #weather, #climate and #cultures for more than 50 years. I've worked as a weather & climate professional in private, public & academic spheres. I've been fortunate to live most of my life in Lower Tanana #Dene country near Fairbanks, #Alaska. Also, I have a big interest in Alaska Indigenous languages.

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AlaskaWx, to Alaska
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AlaskaWx, to climate
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In case you were wondering, why yes, the global average daily temperature is still the highest on record, as it has been almost every day since early July 2023. Graphic courtesy U. Maine's Climate Reanalyzer using ERA5 reanalysis.

CarrieinFbx, to random
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😞Kotzebue

AlaskaWx,
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@mivox @CarrieinFbx Helpful ground truth, because the automated wx station at Kotz airport never reported anytime but snow.

AlaskaWx, to random
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Fairbanks Airport up to 34F as of 1pm AKST, the first time it’s been above freezing since November 9. Can nothing stop this insanity of heat??


@leahwrenn @anisian @CarrieinFbx @dboo @tania @debmcqueen @mivox

AlaskaWx, to Alaska
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AlaskaWx, to worldwithoutus
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Sea ice extent in the Bering Sea has decreased a bit in the past week due to storminess and southeast winds. Current extent is about 17 percent below the 1991-2020 median in NSIDC data. There is still plenty of time for ice to expand: the maximum ice extent in the Bering Sea is typically reached between late Feburary and late March.

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AlaskaWx, to worldwithoutus
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January 2024 Arctic and Alaska climate review is now posted. It was a less extreme month overall than much of 2023.

https://alaskaclimate.substack.com/p/january-2024-arctic-and-alaska-climate

EBecker, to random
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why should a single state decide who gets to be president of the United States, when it should definitely be 9 people in robes

AlaskaWx,
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@EBecker Even better, only 5 robed people.

AlaskaWx, to worldwithoutus
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January 2024 was significantly warmer than the 1991-2020 normal across the eastern Canadian Arctic, northern and western Alaska and far northeast Russia, and far western Siberia. Parts of eastern Siberia, northwest Canada and the Nordic Arctic were colder than normal. Overall, January ranked as the 14th warmest for the (north of 60ºN) since 1950. Data from ERA5 courtesy of ECMWF/Copernicus.
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Increasingly strong temperature inversion in the Fairbanks area Thursday about 630am: Goldstream Creek: -15F, Cleary Summit +21F. Air quality moderate in town and unhealthy for sensitive groups in North Pole. @anisian @dboo @CarrieinFbx

AlaskaWx, to worldwithoutus
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Alaska’s Cold Snap 2024 is done. In some areas the past two weeks featured the coldest sustained weather in 15 years. At others, a day or two of intense cold was more prominent. While quite cold for the 21st century, this event doesn’t even rate an asterisk compared to 20th century cold snaps. Lowest community temperature was at perennially cold spot of Chicken at -62F (-52.2C).
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EBecker, to random
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@AlaskaWx Looking forward to your keynote address tomorrow at Alaska Forum on the Environment! Should be toasty in ANC!

AlaskaWx,
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@EBecker Glad you'll be there. Should be fun. Yeah, real conundrum on what to wear. Parka or lighter coat, mukluks or street shoes.

AlaskaWx,
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@seachanger @EBecker I believe there is a remote option.

https://akforum.org/alaska-forum-on-the-environment/

AlaskaWx, to worldwithoutus
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Sea ice extent in the Bering Sea is very close to the 1991-2020 median in NSIDC data. The ice pack remains to the north and east of the Pribilof Islands, with the closest ice about 125 miles (200 km) northeast of St. Paul.

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Atmospheric River off the coast of California at 7:10am PT via GOES-West satellite.

AlaskaWx,
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@ai6yr @BakerRL75 definitely not a classic atmospheric river (more short and stubby) but the atmosphere works on what’s there, and what’s there is a lot of water vapor.

AlaskaWx,
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@BakerRL75 @ai6yr "atmospheric tumbleweed" I like it!

AlaskaWx, to random
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Merrill Field in Anchorage, Alaska low temperature Saturday morning -25F (-31.7C). This is the lowest temperature there since February 5, 1999. Other lows in the immediate area include:
Anchorage International Airport: -21F
JBER/Elmendorf: -24F
JBER/Ft. Richardson: -34F
Birchwood: -26F

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AlaskaWx, to climate
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Always amazing how precipitation (rain plus the water in melted snow) can vary in complex terrain, not just storm to storm but even across several months. November 2023 through January 2024
Anchorage Airport: 220 percent of normal precipitation and the highest NDJ total of record.
Meanwhile, 35 miles away at
Girdwood: precipitation was a little bit below normal (94%)
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AlaskaWx, to random
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Corrected:
High temperature at Fairbanks Airport Friday looks likely to be -38F (-38.9C). Only four days in the past 119 years had a daily high temperature lower than -38F so late in the winter. Most recently, February 4, 1999 high temperature of -42F (-41.1C). @Climatologist49 @anisian

AlaskaWx, to random
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Fairbanks Airport first occurrence of one-quarter mile visibility ice fog since January 2017. @dboo @CarrieinFbx @tania

AlaskaWx, to climate
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January 2024 temperatures in Alaska averaged above normal on the North Slope and most of western Alaska, below normal over the Interior and Southcentral and generally close to normal in Southeast. In many regions there were big ranges between early and late in the month. Statewide temperatures extremes at communities varied from 57F (13.9C) at Metlakatla to -59F (-50.6C) at Allakaket, and both occurred on Jan 28. @Climatologist49 @pat_wx

AlaskaWx, to random
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South Fox Tuesday 600am: Cloudy, calm, -21F (-29.4C), snow depth 22 inches (56cm).

AlaskaWx, to random
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Bettles, Alaska (northern Interior, Koyukon Dene county) Sunday high temperature will very likely be -50F (-45.6C). This would be a new record for the lowest high temperature on Jan 28, breaking the previous record of -47F (-43.9C) set in 2012. This would also be the latest date in the winter with a high temperature of -50F. Previous latest was Jan 27, 1989. Climate observations at Bettles since 1944.
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Low temperatures around Interior Alaska through Sunday 7am:
Allakaket-59F (-50.6C)
Tanana -58F (-50.0C)
Ft. Yukon -56F (-48.9C)
Bettles: -56F (-48.9C)
Livengood-56F (-48.9C)
Galena -52F (-46.7C)

AlaskaWx, to random
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Low temperatures around Interior Alaska January 26 (through early afternoon).

Ft Yukon airport at -57F (-49.4C) is the lowest reliable temp reported in Alaska, and Old Crow, YT at -60F (-51.2C) is the lowest in NW Canada.

No place with at least 30 years or more of observations has set a daily record.


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