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The record high temperature in Ketchikan was 96 °F (36 °C) on June 25, 1913. The record low temperature was −7 °F (−22 °C) on January 23, 1916. The wettest year was 1949 with 202.55 inches (5,145 mm) and the driest year was 1995 with 88.45 inches (2,247 mm).
Alaska also holds the extreme US record low temperatures for every month except September, where Big Piney, Wyoming recorded -15 °F (-26.1 °C) on September 20, 1983, while the coldest temperature recorded in Alaska in September was -13 °F (-25 °C) in Arctic Village on September 30, 1970.
In addition, the Annette Island Airport holds the Alaska state monthly record high temperatures for January (66 °F or 19 °C on January 14, 2017), April (82 °F or 28 °C on April 29, 1976), and November (67 °F or 19 °C on November 1, 1970).
The ocean temperature plays a crucial role in the global climate system, ocean currents and for marine habitats. It varies depending on depth, geographical location and season. Not only does the temperature differ in seawater, so does the salinity. Warm surface water is generally saltier than the cooler deep or polar waters. [1]
Rivers of Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska (4 P) Pages in category "Bodies of water of Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total.
This list is by no means exhaustive; with 277,209 square miles of water in the U.S., there are plenty of great places for fishing. A few hot spots get the most attention, such as the Great Lakes ...
Hog Butte Fire, Alaska, June 2022 Sign thanking firefighters, Deshka Landing Fire, 2019. In August 2016, the Environmental Protection Agency reported that "[o]ver the past 60 years, most of the state has warmed three degrees (F) on average and six degrees during winter" [1] As a result of this temperature increase, the EPA noted that "Arctic sea ice is retreating, shores are eroding, glaciers ...
Waves mix the water near the surface layer and distribute heat to deeper water such that the temperature may be relatively uniform in the upper 100 metres (330 ft), depending on wave strength and the existence of surface turbulence caused by currents.