PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
257 AM AKDT FRI APR 20 2012
...FAIRBANKS WINTER SNOW PACK MELTS OUT...
...RIGHT ON SCHEDULE...
PERSISTENTLY MILD WEATHER AND PLENTY OF SUNSHINE THE PAST TWO
WEEKS HAVE NOW MELTED AWAY THE WINTER SNOW PACK IN FAIRBANKS. THE
LAST DAY WITH MEASURABLE SNOW ON THE GROUND AT THE FAIRBANKS
AIRPORT WAS APRIL 19TH. THIS IS VERY CLOSE TO THE LONG TERM AVERAGE
DATE FOR LOSS OF THE WINTER SNOW PACK...WHICH IS APRIL 22ND.
FAIRBANKS HAS HAD AN INCH OR MORE OF SNOW ON THE GROUND SINCE OCT
18TH...RESULTING IN 184 CONSECUTIVE DAYS WITH SNOW ON THE GROUND.
THIS IS AGAIN VERY CLOSE TO THE LONG TERM AVERAGE OF 186 DAYS.
SNOW COVER REMAINS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND IN SHADED AND WOODED AREAS
EVEN AT VALLEY LEVEL. SNOW DEPTHS THURSDAY EVENING INCLUDED
19 INCHES AT KEYSTONE RIDGE...SOUTH OF MURPHY DOME AT 1600 FEET
ELEVATION...AND 29 INCHES AT MUNSON RIDGE...SOUTH OF CHENA HOT
SPRINGS AT 3200 FEET ELEVATION.
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RT APR 12
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