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Average monthly precipitation generally peaks in September or October, and is lowest in May and June. Owing to the rain shadow of the coastal mountains, south-central Alaska does not get nearly as much rain as the southeast of Alaska, though it does get more snow with up to 300 inches (7.62 m) at Valdez and much more in the mountains. On ...
The Municipality and Borough of Skagway is a borough in Alaska on the Alaska Panhandle.As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,240, [3] up from 968 in 2010. [4] The population doubles in the summer tourist season in order to deal with the large number of summer tourists each year. [5]
The Sawtooth Range is a small mountain range in southeastern Alaska, United States, located just southwest of Warm Pass and on the north side of the East Fork of the Skagway River. It has an area of 97 km 2 and is a subrange of the Boundary Ranges which in turn form part of the Coast Mountains .
Sea ice melted, kids swam in unusually warm water and Anchorage hit 90°F for the first time as Alaska becomes America's starkest example of climate change. Alaska records its warmest month ever ...
The weather on any given day is very unpredictable. Some winters feature several feet of snow and cold temperatures, while the summers are typically mild but are cool compared to the contiguous US and interior Alaska. Because of Anchorage's high latitude, summer days are very long and winter daylight hours are very short.
Winter weather advisories and winter storm warnings were issued Tuesday for parts of Texas, Alabama, Georgia, Florida and the Carolinas. Map shows winter weather alerts as a rare winter storm ...
The Skagway River in Alaska The Skagway River is a river in British Columbia , Canada and the state of Alaska, United States , flowing southwest across the international boundary at 59°32′36″N 135°01′55″W / 59.54333°N 135.03194°W / 59.54333; -135.03194 just southeast of the White Pass
There is a Remote Automated Weather Station above Exit Glacier, on the northern end of Harding Icefield. Harding Icefield as a tundra climate ( Köppen ET ) or an Alpine climate ( Köppen ET ). Climate data for Harding Icefield (RAWS), Alaska, 2005–2020 normals: 4200ft (1280m)