Fifty below zero in Fairbanks? (Bethel, Wasilla: to live, land, dental)

[ruffcutt]

So It's 38 F. in Ketchikan and -44 F. in Fairbanks. An 82 degree difference, hopefully the temperature comes up a bit before I fly up there.

[Nephler]

Originally Posted by ruffcutt

So It's 38 F. in Ketchikan and -44 F. in Fairbanks. An 82 degree difference, hopefully the temperature comes up a bit before I fly up there.

What other state can say they have a 77 degree difference in areas.

[ruffcutt]

I just checked the weather in Barrow and it's only -17, Fairbanks is -44 still. It must be the ocean keeping it warm. Ketchikan is 38 (-44+38=82) There is atleast an 82 degree difference in the state right now.

[Nephler]

umm, not sure what the heck I was thinking, or, was it I wasn't thinking

[ruffcutt]

It's all good, I had to do the problem again after you metioned something.

[Floyd_Davidson]

Originally Posted by ruffcutt

I just checked the weather in Barrow and it's only -17, Fairbanks is -44 still. It must be the ocean keeping it warm.

Barrow has the coldest average temperature in Alaska, but it almost never has the coldest low temperature on any given day, and there are no record cold days for the State. We are surrounded by ocean (which is mostly frozen, but there is always a significant amount of open water) on three sides, there are no hills higher than about 50 feet elevation within 100 miles, and the average wind speed is about 12 mph. That pretty much prevents pockets of stagnant cold air from developing.

On the other hand, the windchill here will commonly be lower than -50F for literally weeks on end. The harsh weather here is certainly more dangerous than almost any other inhabited location in Alaska.

[ruffcutt]

wow thanks

[Rance]

It's winter here in Alaska. The gentle breezes blow. At seventy miles an hour and thirty-five below.

Oh how I love Alaska, when the snow's up to your butt, you take a breath of winter, and your nose gets frozen shut.

Yes, the weather here is wonderful, so I guess I'll hang around, I could never leave Alaska, I'm frozen to the ground!

[ruffcutt]

Hold on I'll bring a fork or something.

[fairbanks101]

Originally Posted by Floyd_Davidson

Barrow has the coldest average temperature in Alaska, but it almost never has the coldest low temperature on any given day, and there are no record cold days for the State. We are surrounded by ocean (which is mostly frozen, but there is always a significant amount of open water) on three sides, there are no hills higher than about 50 feet elevation within 100 miles, and the average wind speed is about 12 mph. That pretty much prevents pockets of stagnant cold air from developing.

On the other hand, the windchill here will commonly be lower than -50F for literally weeks on end. The harsh weather here is certainly more dangerous than almost any other inhabited location in Alaska.

what about Nomes's 50 mile per hour winter winds :P

those i have experienced...