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Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Weather Update ~ NWS Chat

 
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
343 AM AKST WED JAN 18 2012

...THE 40 BELOW TEMPERATURES KEEP ON COMING AT FAIRBANKS...

THE LOW TEMPERATURE SO FAR TODAY AT THE FAIRBANKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT HAS BEEN 43 BELOW. THIS IS THE 12TH DAY THIS MONTH WITH A LOW TEMPERATURE OF 40 BELOW OR LOWER AT THE FAIRBANKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THIS
IS NOW THE GREATEST NUMBER OF 40 BELOW DAYS DURING
THE MONTH OF JANUARY SINCE THE 1989 COLD SNAP WHEN THERE WERE 14. JANUARY 1971 STILL HOLDS THE RECORD FOR THE MOST 40 BELOW DAYS IN JANUARY WITH 21.

TODAY IS THE 6TH DAY IN A ROW WITH A LOW TEMPERATURE OF 40 BELOW OR COLDER. IT IS LONGEST CONSECUTIVE STRETCH OF 40 BELOW DAYS SINCE THE COLD SNAP OF LATE DECEMBER 2008 INTO JANUARY 2009 THAT PRODUCED 15 DAYS IN A ROW OF 40 BELOW COLD.
 
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1 comment:

  1. Way to turn the frown around! 'Oh it is still stupid cold out but we set a record' Woohoo! Aren't these forecast guys great at being optimists? Hope it warms up soon. I want to see record high temps, and Al Gore can go to the house!!

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