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Originally Posted by MrMarbles
According to weatherbase, neighboring Fairbanks averages 16 cloudy days per month during winter. Though there is no sunshine percentage, it seems to be somewhat gloomier than NYC (though not by much). So while I wouldn't label NYC as gloomy, I wouldn't say that gloominess is unheard of here.
And NYC is south of 41 parallel while North Pole/Fairbanks are north of 64th. Which means that the combination of low sun angle and very short daylight is a big problem. Most of the time you won't even be able to tell if it is gloomy or not simply because it is dark.
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I imagine that aurora viewing and star gazing (for as long as you can be outside) would be excellent on clear winter nights, which I think tend to be abundant up there. Would be pretty awesome!
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