tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572286363399496963.post6847249177906643461..comments2024-03-28T07:09:59.093-08:00Comments on Deep Cold: Alaska Weather & Climate: Heavy Snow in FairbanksRickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03946704894714514716noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572286363399496963.post-76670140406481505252012-12-12T21:40:24.409-09:002012-12-12T21:40:24.409-09:00Soil temp probe source: http://www.cchrc.org
On m...Soil temp probe source: http://www.cchrc.org<br /><br />On my to do list tomorrow.<br /><br />GaryNL7Yhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15874712728971005352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572286363399496963.post-2038750261405109472012-12-12T19:53:16.838-09:002012-12-12T19:53:16.838-09:00The University Experiment Stations does soil temps...The University Experiment Stations does soil temps at quite a few levels. <br /><br />I have a soil thermo installed here on Keystone Ridge but it's quite boring as it is 4" down and the ground cover is 6+ inches of sphagnum moss. <br /><br />RickRickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03946704894714514716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572286363399496963.post-31317509206332870362012-12-12T18:47:47.538-09:002012-12-12T18:47:47.538-09:00Anyone aware of a frost depth temp gauge in the Fa...Anyone aware of a frost depth temp gauge in the Fairbanks area? Seems it may be useful to monitor temp vs depth under undisturbed snow cover as winter evolves. <br /><br />But then there's those with open or uninsulated septic vent pipes with no heat tapes that wonder why the system freezes in cold weather.<br /><br />Gary NL7Yhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15874712728971005352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572286363399496963.post-85108793975927313442012-12-12T17:41:01.169-09:002012-12-12T17:41:01.169-09:00I would not be surprised to see some issues due to...I would not be surprised to see some issues due to the cold wx before this snow, but this should help a lot. <br /><br />RickRickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03946704894714514716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572286363399496963.post-69741269333276200952012-12-12T13:49:47.710-09:002012-12-12T13:49:47.710-09:00Snow = insulation. Everybody happy, especially com...Snow = insulation. Everybody happy, especially come Spring and maybe no frozen pipes!<br /><br />GaryNL7Yhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15874712728971005352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572286363399496963.post-594271537876817002012-12-11T19:05:37.548-09:002012-12-11T19:05:37.548-09:00Richard,
For Fairbanks, median number of unique d...Richard,<br /><br />For Fairbanks, median number of unique days/year 1930-2012 is one and median snowfall same period is 60 inches. So something a bit above 10 percent of Fairbanks snow comes in the form of "heavy snow"<br /><br />North Slope and northeast Interior, where snowfalls of 6+ inches are very rare, would typically get all their snow from "light" events. <br /><br />RickRickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03946704894714514716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572286363399496963.post-31013462150847263172012-12-11T17:51:42.918-09:002012-12-11T17:51:42.918-09:00Interesting... it seems to me this is a pretty low...Interesting... it seems to me this is a pretty low frequency of heavy snow events for a place with median annual snowfall near 60 inches (correct?). I suppose that's unsurprising in view of the low temperatures.<br /><br />In central Pennsylvania, where I used to live, the frequency is 231 unique two-day events in 116 years of high-quality record-keeping, or an average of 2.0 per year, very nearly the same as you report for Fairbanks. But the median annual snowfall in central PA is only 42 inches. Another way of looking at it is that, in central PA, 42 percent of all snow occurs in these heavy events. The fraction must be closer to 30 percent in Fairbanks. I wonder how low the fraction can get for locations that still have a substantial annual snowfall.<br />Richard Jamesnoreply@blogger.com