June 2013 (Anchorage, Fairbanks, Barrow: statistics, airport, office)

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public information statement
national weather service fairbanks ak
1205 pm akdt mon jul 1 2013

...june 2013 in alaska...
...one of the warmest of record...

much of alaska experienced some of the warmest weather of record in june.
The only exceptions were bering sea coastal areas from the seward peninsula
south to the alaska peninsula...where temperatures...while above normal
overall...were not in the top ten warmest for the month.

Most outstanding was the extreme heat mid-month over portions of southern and
western alaska. Several locations with observations extending back more than 70
years broke all-time record highs...including 96 degrees at talkeetna...
94 degrees at mcgrath and 90 degrees at both cordova and valdez. At
bethel...the high of 88 degrees on the 18th is the second highest temperature
of record in more than 90 years of observations. On the 19th nome tied
the all-time record high of 86 degrees. At juneau...the high temperature
of 85 degrees on the 16th was the warmest temperature in the
capital city since june 2004.

The last week of the month was especially warm in the interior. At fairbanks...
The low temperature of 70 degrees on the 25th may be the highest reliable
calendar day low temperature ever recorded in alaska. The average temperature
at the fairbanks airport for the week of june 23 to 29th of 74.8f is
the warmest week ever at fairbanks and may be the warmest week of record
at any location in alaska.

Preliminary data shows the following rankings for average temperatures
for june:

Barrow...39.0f warmest since weather bureau observations began in 1920.
Juneau airport...57.9f is second warmest.
Fairbanks...66.8f is third warmest
anchorage...58.9f third warmest of record
kodiak...53.8f fourth warmest and warmest since 1953.

Rainfall across alaska...while below normal in many places..was generally
not in the lowest ten.

The unusually warm weather was the result of stagnant high pressure
aloft centered over the state. The pattern is in the process of changing
and persistent extreme warmth is not expected in alaska during july.

Note...the above listed temperatures have been carefully checked but
are preliminary and subject to final quality control...which in a few
cases may change the rankings.

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rt jul 2012

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national weather service anchorage ak
515 pm akdt mon jul 1 2013

...record heat and dry weather sets numerous records in anchorage...

several records fell in the month of june and other records were
challenged as record heat impacted alaska through the period. The
following is a list of the events that occurred in the month of june.

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a record high 17 days reached 70 degrees or warmer in the month of
june. This breaks the previous record of 14 days set in june of 1936.
In addition...the 17 days of 70 degree or warmer heat fell
just 4 days short of the all time record of 70 degree or warmer days
set in 2004.

June 2013.....................17 days at or above 70 degrees
june 1936 (previous record)...13 days at or above 70 degrees

august 2004...................21 days at or above 70 degrees

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although anchorage totaled 0.46 inches of rainfall during the month
of june...0.42 inches fell on june 2nd. Only another 0.04 inches was
received for the rest of the month. No rain fell between june 5th and

june 30th...leading to 26 days of no measurable precipitation in
anchorage. This sets the all time record for longest period with no
measurable rainfall during meteorological summer (june through
august).

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the average monthly temperature for june was 58.9 degrees. This is
the 4th warmest june of all time.

June 1953 (current record)...59.1 degrees
june 1936....................59.0 degrees
june 2001....................59.0 degrees
june 2013....................58.9 degrees

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other notable june climate temperature information in anchorage
compared
to this year:

Highest temperature on record...86 degrees...june 25 1953

highest june 2013 temperature...81 degrees...june 17 and 18

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for more climate records and statistics, head to
National Weather Service, Anchorage Forecast Office Anchorage Climate Records

mclay
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