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Meteorological Spring Has Begun — But Winter Still Has a Firm Grip on Fairbanks

March 1 marked the beginning of meteorological spring in Alaska. In Fairbanks, we are once again experiencing more than 10 hours of direct sunlight each day — a welcome milestone after the long Arctic winter. The sun climbs higher above the horizon, daylight is rapidly increasing, and there is a subtle but noticeable shift in […]

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2025 in review

Note: Please see our annual report for a more comprehensive overview of weather and climate in Alaska in 2025: ACRC Annual Report 2025  2025 temperatures Globally, 2025 will likely come in as the second warmest year on record in a near-tie with 2023 and behind 2024. This would make the past three years (2023, 2024,

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