I mentioned a few days ago that the contrast between fire activity in Alaska versus Canada so far this season is very reminiscent of 2023. Here's another facet of the similarity: Bettles briefly saw accumulating snow yesterday, just like in early June 2023:
https://ak-wx.blogspot.com/2023/06/record-late-snow-in-bettles.html
Unfortunately the climate observer in Bettles didn't (yet) report a snow depth for yesterday, so we can't say whether the maximum snow depth was measurable - but if it was, it would be the latest measurable snow on record. Judging from webcam imagery (see below), the situation yesterday looked similar to the 2023 event; but in 2023 the light snowfall persisted (at above-freezing temperatures) for longer, and it redeveloped again the following day.
[Update June 8: the accumulation report came in at 0.4", so that confirms it's the latest measurable snowfall on record in Bettles.
Yesterday:
2023:
Yesterday:
2023:
The NWS in Fairbanks issued a Winter Storm Warning for central Brooks Range locations above Bettles, and the warning extends through tomorrow afternoon. It's the first WSW issued by NWS Fairbanks in June since 2018.
Anaktuvuk Pass looks to have quite a bit of fresh snow:
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