No time for details tonight, but a couple of quick notes regarding the ongoing extreme weather situation for Alaska. First, it was southern Alaska's turn for high winds today: gusting over 60 mph in Anchorage and Palmer, 81 mph at Delta Junction (the highest in 25 years), and 90 mph out west (sustained at over 80 mph) at Cape Romanzof.
Regarding temperatures: Fairbanks spent its third straight day in the 30s Fahrenheit, and a quick look at the data suggests this is an unprecedented warm spell (at least since 1930) for the month of January. The great thaw of early December 1934 was greater, and late February 1943 had 3 straight days with a mean temperature of 35°F or higher, but in January Fairbanks hasn't even had 2 straight days with a mean temperature of 35°F or higher. There were only 6 individual such days from 1930 through 2024 - but Fairbanks has just seen three in a row (assuming the temperature doesn't drop off sharply before midnight tonight).
More commentary and wrap-up on this historic event in the coming days.
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