Is there any place in Alaska that isn't colder than a witch's you-know-what?

[Rance]

And don't forget ND is much more humid...thus feels colder. Like it or not.

[Nephler]

[Fiddlefeet]

You guys have sure been having some fun while I've been gone. Obviously, Alaska is filled with people I'd like.

I will explore the job prospect and refer regularly to this thread as I mull it all over. Thank you very much for all the information.

workplace.alaska.gov.

[Floyd_Davidson]

Originally Posted by Rance

And don't forget ND is much more humid...thus feels colder. Like it or not.

That's an interesting observation.

The relative humidity in the winter is perhaps 5 percent higher in Fargo than in Barrow. But in the summer time things get different. In Barrow the City-Data charts show that afternoon relative humidity is only slightly lower than in the morning. And the morning is roughly the same relationship to Fargo as it is in the winter, just slightly lower in Barrow. But in Fargo the afternoon relative humidity in the summer drops down to less than 60% for the entire summer!

Regardless of that Fargo gets much more precipitation than Barrow. I'm not sure that actually means anything though, as while Barrow gets little rain it is "wet" virtually any time the temperature is above freezing (because there is no absorption of water into the frozen ground here).

Whatever, during the coldest part of the year Fargo has relative humidity that is about 75% and Barrow is about 68%. That wouldn't begin to make up for the huge difference in actual temperatures.

[Nemean Lion]

I've visited Anchorage and the southern part of Alaska a lot, during the summer. It's a nice warm temperature, though my grandad has been snowed in a couple times during the winter.
Basically, if you're in southern Alaska, it's not going to be much worse than another city along that... longitude? (which one goes which way?)

[warptman]

Originally Posted by Floyd_Davidson

That's an interesting observation.

The relative humidity in the winter is perhaps 5 percent higher in Fargo than in Barrow. But in the summer time things get different. In Barrow the City-Data charts show that afternoon relative humidity is only slightly lower than in the morning. And the morning is roughly the same relationship to Fargo as it is in the winter, just slightly lower in Barrow. But in Fargo the afternoon relative humidity in the summer drops down to less than 60% for the entire summer!

Regardless of that Fargo gets much more precipitation than Barrow. I'm not sure that actually means anything though, as while Barrow gets little rain it is "wet" virtually any time the temperature is above freezing (because there is no absorption of water into the frozen ground here).

Whatever, during the coldest part of the year Fargo has relative humidity that is about 75% and Barrow is about 68%. That wouldn't begin to make up for the huge difference in actual temperatures.

Of course you know, it's all relative...

[BudinAk]

Choose any town within 10-20 miles of the coast, from South-Eastern to (and including) the Kenai Peninsula, and you'll see substantially warmer winter temps than the rest of the state...

Closer to saltwater= warmer
Further inland= colder
Middle areas of state= colder than H3LL...


Bud

[Floyd_Davidson]

Originally Posted by warptman

Of course you know, it's all relative...

Think so huh?

Wait 'till that poor guy who wants to take a dip in the Ocean
gets here. I'll take a picture...

The humidity won't be relative at all.