Alaska Region
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook
June 2015
Alaska - Weather and Climate Highlights March–May 2015
Temperatures Significantly Above Normal for March–May2015 Alaska Statewide Temperatures (°F)
Data and analysis are preliminary and subject to revision
Contacts: James Partain (james.partain@noaa.gov) Rick Thoman (richard.thoman@noaa.gov)
Alaska Statewide Precipitation (inches)
Data and analysis are preliminary and subject to revision
Alaska Region Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook | June 2015
Regional Highlight - Temperatures Rankings 1925–2015
Alaska Region Partners Regional Outlook for April–June 2015
Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy www.accap.uaf.edu Alaska Climate Research Center http://climate.gi.alaska.edu/ Alaska Climate Science Center http://www.doi.gov/csc/alaska/index.cfmg Cryosphere Today (University of Illinois) http://arctic.atmos.uiuc.edu/cryosphere/ NOAA/NWS Weather Forecast Offices in Fairbanks, Anchorage, and Juneau NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI www.ncei.noaa.gov Scenarios Network for Alaska and Arctic Planning www.snap.uaf.edu
For July through September, all across Alaska chances are better than 50–50 that temperatures will average, on the whole, significantly warmer than average, and in Southcentral and Southeast Alaska chances are better than 6 in 10. In contrast, total rainfall statewide is equally likely to be significantly above, below, or near normal.
Alaska sets new record for earliest day with temperatures in the 90s
It’s been a warm, dry spring for much of interior Alaska. On the afternoon of May 23, a new statewide record was set for the earliest day in the year with a temperature in the 90s. A daytime high of 91°F was noted by a cooperative observer in Eagle, where temperatures have been recorded (with some breaks) since the 1890s. http://www.climate.gov/news-features/event-tracker/alaska-sets-new-record-earliest-day-temperatures-90s Contacts: James Partain (james.partain@noaa.gov) Rick Thoman (richard.thoman@noaa.gov)
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