Clouds and rain obscured Nome’s view Monday of the “Great American Eclipse,” but Western Alaskans can take heart: another total solar eclipse is coming in 2033, and this time, Nome will be at the center of it all. Call it the “Great Bering Strait Eclipse.”
Weather
Lots of rain causes flooding in Ketchikan, some damage
From midnight Monday through about 1 p.m. Tuesday, Ketchikan received more than 8 inches of rain.
Never mind the rain, Sitkans take to the skies to view eclipse
While millions of Americans went out of their way to travel somewhere to watch Monday’s eclipse for a few minutes, a few people took to the skies to watch it for hours.
Sign project revives 1967 Fairbanks flood history
Almost 50 years ago, The Fairbanks area was deluged by unprecedented rainfall. The precipitation channeled from surrounding hills into the Chena River resulting in an epic flood that devastated the interior city. Five decades later, signs are going up around Fairbanks to remind people of what happened.
Ask a Climatologist: August is Alaska’s rainiest month
August is the rainiest month in Alaska. But how rainy? That depends on where you live.
Ask a Climatologist: For summer in Alaska, 70 is the magic number
Juneau has had very few days above 70 this summer. In contrast, Anchorage logged its warmest temperature of the year Sunday, 76 degrees.
Floodwaters hit record highs in river north of Chicago
The flooding north of Chicago has affected some 6,800 buildings and is “unprecedented,” Illinois officials said. It’s expected to worsen this weekend.
Ask a Climatologist: Remembering the record breaking July snow
Back in 1970 on July 19, it snowed 9.7 inches at the Summit weather station just south of Cantwell on the Parks Highway.
Ask a Climatologist: Utqiagvik ends above normal temperature streak
Residents of Utqiagvik have experienced above normal temperatures for the last 17 months. But a cooler than normal June will end that streak.
Study: ‘weak’ correlation between warming, Southcentral lightning strikes
Researchers say more studies, and more data collected by the updated sensor network should help climatologists determine whether Alaska’s lightning season will be getting longer.