There was no record of a warmer Christmas in Alaska than 56 degrees, and there’s been climate stations keeping track for at least a century.
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Hundreds of Alaska Airlines flights in Seattle canceled, delayed by snow
So far, no flights to or from Juneau have been canceled.
Alaska’s weekend Christmas storm was one for the record books
Alaska’s Christmas storm of 2021 has caused chaos in Interior Alaska, as well as some climatological phenomena of interest across the state.
The Year in KTOO News: Alaska’s Avalanche Capital
Juneau’s hazard maps haven’t been updated since the 70s. New proposed maps have roughly 50% of the buildings in downtown Juneau in a moderate or severe risk area for avalanche or landslide.
Interior Alaska residents cautioned to monitor roofs in wake of powerful storm
National Weather Service weather experts are cautioning residents of Interior Alaska to monitor snow load on roofs after a powerful storm moved through the region, coating buildings with snow and ice.
Below normal, record-breaking cold for Southeast Alaska for the holidays
Southeast Alaska saw below average temperatures over Christmas weekend and even colder temperatures are expected in the first week of 2022.
November wind storm left much of Wrangell’s critical infrastructure in the dark
There’s not backup generation for Wrangell’s water treatment plant. The water plant stopped filtering and treating source water from the reservoirs for a few hours during the November outage.
Fuel shortage and blizzard leave St. George residents rationing heat and water
On top of the fuel shortage, a blizzard last weekend broke water lines and drained the island’s water tanks.
You’ll have the best view of the Geminid meteor shower overnight tonight
Because of their density, Geminids can get as low as 29 miles above the Earth’s surface before burning up, according to NASA.
Bristol Bay, like Bethel, recorded its coldest November in 80 years
La Niña conditions at the Pacific equator are also supporting high pressure systems over the Bering Sea — which means those cold northerly winds should continue for the Bristol Bay region over the next three months.