TWO NWS STATEMENTS
Public information statement National weather service fairbanks ak 1223 pm ast thu feb 7 2008
...temperatures as low as minus 72 in the alaskan interior...
Temperatures in the minus 50s and a few minus 60 occurred again Overnight in eastern interior alaska...and most valley locations Were colder than minus 40.
The coldest official temperature this morning was minus 72 at Chicken. On february 3 1947 in tanacross the all time alaskan February low was recorded at minus 75. The temperature at chicken Overnight is the coldest official temperature in alaska for more Than 8 years.
The all time official record low in the lower 48 is minus 70 at Rogers pass montana january 20 1954. The all time official record Low for alaska is minus 80 at prospect creek on january 23 1971. The all time north american official record is minus 81 recorded At snag...near beaver creek...in the yukon territory on february 3 1947.
The coldest overnight lows reported in the interior this Morning as of 10 am...
Chicken...... minus 72 Obrien creek (taylor highway)...... minus 66 Between chalkyitsik and ft yukon.....minus 61 Tok...... minus 60 Fort yukon...... minus 60 Northway...... minus 58 Beaver creek...... minus 58 Eagle...... minus 56 Coal creek...... minus 54 Circle hot springs...... minus 53 Central...... minus 52
The coldest overnight lows reported in the fairbanks area This morning as of 10 am...
North pole (kjnp)...... minus 53 Woodsmoke subdivision north pole...minus 49 Fort wainwright army airfield...... minus 48 Fairbanks international airport....minus 47 Eielson air force base...... minus 46
Overnight lows in nearby areas in the yukon as of 10 am...
Mayo...... minus 62 Beaver creek...... minus 59 Dawson...... minus 58 Old crow...... minus 55
Very cold air aloft will remain over much of the interior Into early next week. Temperatures will continue to be milder at Higher elevations. Overnight temperatures at higher elevation Sites in the middle tanana valley ranged from around 15 below to 20 below.
*** Public Information Statement National Weather Service Fairbanks Ak 1153 Am Ast Fri Feb 8 2008
…Another Cold Morning In Interior Alaska…
This was another cold morning over eastern interior alaska. The lowest official temperature reported so far has been 72 below at Chicken. However…no official reports have been received thus far this morning from either O’Brien Creek or Tok.
Other low temperatures include 60 below at Fort Yukon…58 below at both Northway and Chanadalr Lake…57 below at Eagle…54 below at Arctic Village and 52 below at both Central and Circle Hot Springs.
Note that no station with long term records has established a daily record low during the past week. For example…the record low today at Northway is 68 below and the record low at eagle is 64 below…both set in 1979.
At the Fairbanks international airport…the low this morning was 46 below. This is the sixth day in a row with a low of 40 below or lower…the longest streak of 40 below days at Fairbanks since January 2000. Other low temperatures in the Fairbanks area this morning include 44 below at Eielson AFB…45 below at Fort Wainwright and 52 below in North Pole.
Public Information Statement National Weather Service Fairbanks Ak 1223 Pm Ast Thu Feb 7 2008
...Temperatures As Low As Minus 72 In The Alaskan Interior...
Temperatures in the minus 50s and a few minus 60 occurred again overnight in eastern interior Alaska...and most valley locations were colder than minus 40.
The coldest official temperature this morning was minus 72 at Chicken. On february 3 1947 in Tanacross the all time Alaskan February low was recorded at minus 75. The temperature at Chicken overnight is the coldest official temperature in alaska for more than 8 years.
The all time official record low in the lower 48 is minus 70 at Rogers Pass Montana January 20 1954. The all time official record Low for alaska is minus 80 at prospect creek on January 23 1971. The all time North American official record is minus 81 recorded at Snag...near Beaver Creek...in the Yukon territory on February 3 1947.
The coldest overnight lows reported in the interior this Morning as of 10 am...
Chicken...... minus 72 Obrien creek (taylor highway)...... minus 66 Between chalkyitsik and ft yukon.....minus 61 Tok...... minus 60 Fort yukon...... minus 60 Northway...... minus 58 Beaver creek...... minus 58 Eagle...... minus 56 Coal creek...... minus 54 Circle hot springs...... minus 53 Central...... minus 52
The coldest overnight lows reported in the Fairbanks area This morning as of 10 am...
North pole (kjnp)...... minus 53 Woodsmoke subdivision north pole...minus 49 Fort wainwright army airfield...... minus 48 Fairbanks international airport....minus 47 Eielson air force base...... minus 46 Overnight lows in nearby areas in the Yukon as of 10 am...
Mayo...... minus 62 Beaver creek...... minus 59 Dawson...... minus 58 Old crow...... minus 55
Very cold air aloft will remain over much of the interior into early next week. Temperatures will continue to be milder at higher elevations. Overnight temperatures at higher elevation sites in the middle Tanana valley ranged from around 15 below to 20 below.