Rate the climate: Whittier, Alaska (place, world, degree, America)

[barney_rubble]

Originally Posted by dxnerd86

Not too far from Anchorage really so one wonders why it's substantially wetter and snowier.

The road from Anchorage passes through a 2.5 mile tunnel. Whittier is on the other side of the mountains, bordering Prince William Sound.

[ilovemycomputer90]

A

Sounds like an awesome climate with all the wind, snow, and rain.

[Joe90]

I know it is some peoples dream climate, but for me, it is a big, fat, 200 ft high neon "F".

I have nothing even remotely nice to say about this climate. Actually, thats not true. It would be easy to justify downing a bottle of hard liquor every day with a climate such as this.

[cjg5]

Ewww. Rainfall totals make this an automatic F for me, despite the cold and snowy winters. How disgusting!

[Lamplight]

C. I'd give it an A+ if it were strictly based upon temperatures, but that much precipitation would just be incredibly inconvenient I think.

[Shaheen hassan]

A. I like the precipitation so much.

[Caleb Yeung]

A- bordering a B+. Tempeatures alone are very nice but the rain is a bit too much.

[micahdebrink]

I think it's worth mentioning that Whittier is extremely unique in that virtually all its 200-something residents live in a SINGLE BUILDING. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Begich_Towers) That's right, one single building.

So my point is, there's no need to go outside at all for most daily errands and activities. The schools and shops are all in the same building that you live in. No need to worry about rain or snow getting in the way.

That aside, I give this climate a C because of the abundant snowfall and lush vegetation. Downsides are the cloudiness and tepid summers.

[Kauan Mateus Kubaski]

Is this data real? The difference is very large in relation to the surroundings, even considering rain shadow.

[Marie Joseph]

Wonderful climate. A Dfc with plenty of moisture so pretty much perfect with its awesome amounts of snow and rain. I like it; it's an A climate at least.