Deep Cold: Alaska Weather & Climate

Objective Comments and Analysis - All Science, No Politics
Primary Author Richard James
2010-2013 Author Rick Thoman

Tuesday, March 10, 2026

February Climate Data

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Climate data is available for last month, and NOAA/NCEI rates the statewide monthly average temperature at +4.0°F, or 4.7°F below normal, ma...
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Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Statewide Cold

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The widespread cold of the last week in Alaska has been really exceptional for this late in the winter.  Only a quick glance at UAF's st...
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Friday, February 27, 2026

Blowing Snow Climatology

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First a note on the late winter cold snap that is unfolding at the moment.  Fairbanks dropped to -46°F yesterday morning and -48°F this morn...
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Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Fairbanks Snow Onslaught

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Last month we were talking about record snowfall in Anchorage, and just a few weeks before that the focus was on extreme snowfall  from Jun...
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Friday, February 20, 2026

La Niña Ending Soon

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La NiƱa has made its presence known in Alaska this winter, and winter certainly isn't over yet, but major changes are afoot in the tropi...
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Friday, February 13, 2026

January Climate Data

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Looking back at Alaska climate data for January, the month was a story of two dramatically different halves, with the prolonged mid-winter c...
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Tuesday, February 10, 2026

Alaska Landslide Inventory

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Back in November a study was published that looked at historical news reports to create a new inventory of landslides in Alaska dating back ...
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