Alaska Climate Research Center

The Alaska State Climate Center
The Alaska State Climate Center
The Alaska State Climate Center
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Our departure maps are updated daily to show the difference between the current temperature and expected temperature, based on 30 years of previously values.

Arctic Sea Ice Extent: June 2, 2023

June 2 2023:  Over the past week, the sea ice had a decrease, since last week, by a higher rate of 3.96%, from the level on 05/25/2023 of 12.398 M km2 to 11.907 M km2 for this week.  The negative sea ice anomaly this week was lower …

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Nenana Ice Classic

Another data point has been added to one of Alaska’s longest and most unique climatological time series: The tripod on the Tanana river at Nenana fell over on May 8, triggering a clock that records the time of break-up. The tradition of betting on the timing of the river break-up was started in 1917 and …

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