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At 10pm local time Sunday in Homer, Alaska, the temperature was 54°. This was warmer than any location in the contiguous U.S., except for Southern Florida and Southern California. The 55° high in Homer on Sunday broke their all-time monthly record by 4°.
In fact, on Sunday (January 26) the temperature at around the 10,600’ level (about the 700 mb level) rose to freezing above Fairbanks, the warmest ever measured for any month from November to March (inclusive). The same also occurred at Ketchikan where at the 850 mb level (around 5,000’) the temperature soared to 53.6°F (12°C), a January record for any location anywhere in the state.
Carmacks, Yukon averaged 22.5°C (40.5°F) above normal for the past ten days.
Totally insane! But that's what to expect in a pattern such as this. Unfortunately it's not producing many all-time cold records where the jet stream has buckled.
Did it not snow there at all, how is it all gone if it was still cold?
Yeah, it's pretty surprising. We still have more snow on the ground than that. I guess I can see how the snow can melt if they haven't had any snow since the 19th, especially if it wasn't very deep to begin with. No snow since the 19th, except for the 30th, but that could have just been flurries. Several days with above freezing temperatures and rain.
Did it not snow there at all, how is it all gone if it was still cold?
I said near Fairbanks, not in Fairbanks. My friend lives an hour and a bit to the south, but more importantly, he is 1000 ft higher in elevation, which means the temperature is a lot warmer at his place than it is in Fairbanks this time of year.
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But that's what to expect in a pattern such as this. Unfortunately it's not producing many all-time cold records where the jet stream has buckled.
