After observing the warmest January and mid winter days on record with rain falling in Fairbnaks, winter made a comeback to Alaska with persistent snowfall within bitterly cold air. Yes it can snow even at -10, -20 even -30. Truth is it’s never too cold to snow.
The snowfall within -30 degree air in Fairbanks recently was impressive.
It's currently -30°F with accumulating snow falling in Fairbanks. It's never too cold to snow. #akwx pic.twitter.com/6s7hULSbOi
— Brian Brettschneider (@Climatologist49) January 24, 2018
Fairbanks International Airport has reported light snow (-SN) for 70 consecutive hours now (thru 5 p.m. AKST) with temperatures ranging between -7°F and -30°F during that time. Their record for consecutive hours is 133 in Dec 1984. #akwx @AlaskaWx
— Brian Brettschneider (@Climatologist49) January 25, 2018
Now up to 90 consecutive hours as of 1 p.m. AKST. It's a so 44 consecutive hours reporting snow with a temp ≤ -20°F. The record is 45 consecutive hours in Feb 1999. #akwx
— Brian Brettschneider (@Climatologist49) January 25, 2018
Seasonal snowfall for Fairbanks a bit above average and almost exactly the same as last winter at this point in the season. #snow #akwx @Climatologist49 @tomhewittnews @DermotMCole pic.twitter.com/baY7FJvHwv
— Rick Thoman (@AlaskaWx) January 27, 2018
This air mass also generated the coldest temps of winter so far with unofficial satellite measurements of -65F, officially -55F.
MODIS imagery showing a few spots in the western Interior of Alaska possible dropping as low as -65°F earlier this morning. [map courtesy Dr. Richard James – Prescient Weather LLC] #akwx @AlaskaWx pic.twitter.com/Nq2Zfgbwx3
— Brian Brettschneider (@Climatologist49) January 23, 2018
Tuesday AM low temperatures (thru 7am) in the 30s to 50s below across much of the northwest Alaska. Lowest reported community temps -51F (-46C) at Huslia and -46F (43C) at Shungnak. Clear Creek river gauge NW of Hughes -55F (-48C) is lowest reliable report. #akwx @Climatologist49 pic.twitter.com/fWa1MGkZvK
— Rick Thoman (@AlaskaWx) January 23, 2018
High and low temperatures past day over mainland Alaska. In a slowly evolving weather pattern, with minimal solar heating, daily temperatures ranges are small. So lows in the 50s below means highs in the 40s below. That's #akwx in action. #Arctic @Climatologist49 @DaveSnider pic.twitter.com/owLeFTKLG7
— Rick Thoman (@AlaskaWx) January 25, 2018
Huslia AK is reporting -51 at Noon. Many locations are 40 to 50 below zero in the western Interior. The eastern Interior is 10 to 30 below with clouds and light snow. #akwx pic.twitter.com/Qdls84sJtm
— NWS Fairbanks (@NWSFairbanks) January 24, 2018
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