Saturday, August 30, 2014

Frosty Morning

It was a chilly morning across interior and northern Alaska this morning, signaling that autumn is now under way.  Some temperatures I noted were:

19F  Atigun Pass SNOTEL
20F  Chandalar Shelf DOT
22F  Bettles Field SNOTEL
22F  Dahl Creek near Kobuk
22F  Goldstream Creek CWOP
23F  Goldstream Creek COOP
24F  Coldfoot SNOTEL
24F  Upper Nome Creek SNOTEL
25F  Tanana ASOS
29F  Keystone Ridge - lowest August temperature in the 19-year history
33F  Fairbanks Intl AP

Many of the higher elevation locations in the hills north of Fairbanks dipped below freezing, so it wasn't just a valley-bottom frost.



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  1. NL7YAugust 31, 2014 at 9:45 AM

    http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/prodsByState.php?state=ak&prodtype=discussion#AFDAFG

    After the noted frost comes a forecast surge of storms from the NW. This is unusual weather.

    Gary

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  2. AussieAlaskanSeptember 1, 2014 at 4:47 AM

    Some things change, but some things stay the same. Sounds like fall in the interior.

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    1. NL7YSeptember 1, 2014 at 10:02 AM

      Yes isn't that true. The rain front is about 50 miles west at 10AM and approaching, watch it all happen here:

      http://radar.weather.gov/ridge/radar_lite.php?product=N0R&rid=APD&loop=no%22

      Gary

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    2. NL7YSeptember 2, 2014 at 8:28 AM

      We had a good 24 hr soaker in Fairbanks...1.5"+ at home and about 2"+ at the airport. Thankfully the forecast winds (20-30G40) never made it to the valley floor.

      Gary

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