The snowpack is getting pretty dirty at Barrow, as this late morning photo  from the UAF Sea Ice groups shows. it's been a cool spring in Barrow, with the temperature the first nine days of May averaging 8 degrees below normal. On the bright side, Barrow had their last sunset of for the summer last night at 12:59am. The next time the sun goes below the horizon at Barrow will be at August first at 220am