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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1122 AM AST THU JAN 26 2006
...JANUARY 2006...MAY BE FAIRBANKS COLDEST JANUARY IN 35 YEARS...
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR JANUARY 2006 IN FAIRBANKS WILL GO ON
RECORD AS ONE OF THE COLDEST MONTHS IN THE PAST 35 YEARS. THE
AVERAGE JANUARY TEMPERATURE FOR FAIRBANKS...SINCE RECORDS BEGAN IN
1904...HAS BEEN 10.1 BELOW ZERO. BASED ON 102 YEARS OF DATA...THE AVERAGE
JANUARY HIGH IS 1.6 BELOW AND THE AVERAGE LOW 18.5 BELOW. JANUARY
IS..ON AVERAGE...THE COLDEST MONTH OF THE YEAR IN FAIRBANKS.
THE COLDEST MONTH OF RECORD FOR FAIRBANKS IS JANUARY 1906...36.4
BELOW. THE SECOND COLDEST IS DECEMBER 1917...33.3 BELOW. THE
THIRD COLDEST IS JANUARY 1971...31.7 BELOW.
SINCE 1971 THE COLDEST MONTH IS FEBRUARY 1979...25.3 BELOW. THE
SECOND COLDEST IS DECEMBER 1980...24.0 BELOW. THE THIRD
COLDEST IS FEBRUARY 1990...21.7 BELOW. THE FOURTH COLDEST
IS JANUARY 1989...21.2 BELOW. THE FIFTH COLDEST IS JANUARY
1973...18.2 BELOW.
FOR JANUARY 2006 THROUGH THE 25TH OF THE MONTH...THE AVERAGE
TEMPERATURE HAS BEEN 19.2 BELOW. THE WEATHER FORECAST FOR THE REST OF
THE MONTH CALLS FOR TEMPERATURES IN THE RANGE OF ABOUT 30 TO 50 BELOW.
BASED ON THIS FORECAST...JANUARY 2006 WILL BE AT LEAST THE FIFTH
COLDEST MONTH SINCE 1971.
THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE THAT JANUARY 2006 WILL DISPLACE FEBRUARY
1990 TO BECOME THE THIRD COLDEST MONTH SINCE 1971. THIS WOULD ALSO
MAKE IT THE COLDEST JANUARY IN 35 YEARS. TO MAKE THIS RECORD WOULD
REQUIRE AN AVERAGE DAILY TEMPERATURE...FROM TODAY...THE 26TH...THROUGH
THE END OF THE MONTH...OF ABOUT 32.2 BELOW. IF CLOUDINESS
ASSOCIATED WITH GULF OF ALASKA LOW PRESSURE REMAINS SOUTH OF
FAIRBANKS...TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY REMAIN COLD ENOUGH FOR THIS RECORD.
THE POSSIBILITY OF JANUARY 2006 BEING COLDER THAN DECEMBER 1980
SEEMS RATHER REMOTE. AN AVERAGE DAILY TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 44
BELOW FROM THE 26TH THROUGH THE END OF THE MONTH WOULD BE
REQUIRED.
THE LACK OF ANY MILD WEATHER RATHER THAN ANY EXTREMELY COLD
TEMPERATURES HAS BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CURRENT MONTHS COLD
AVERAGE. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURE RECORDED SO FAR FOR JANUARY 2006...
AT THE FAIRBANKS AIRPORT...HAS BEEN AT LEAST 46 BELOW ON THE
26TH...AND THE WARMEST 6 ABOVE ON THE 8TH.
THE COLDEST TEMPERATURE REPORTED SO FAR THIS WINTER IN ALASKA HAS
BEEN 60 BELOW...AT BOTH FORT YUKON AND CHANDALAR LAKE ON THE 26TH
OF THE MONTH. CHANDALAR LAKE HAS RECORDED 60 BELOW TWICE THIS MONTH.
THE COLDEST TEMPERATURE ON RECORD FOR ALASKA IS 80 BELOW...SET AT
PROSPECT CREEK IN 1971 ON THE 23RD OF JANUARY.
THOUGH TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN WELL BELOW NORMAL THROUGH
THE END OF THE MONTH...A LITTLE WARMING MAY OCCUR IF CLOUDS MAKE
IT NORTH OF THE ALASKA RANGE. THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY OF
SOUTHERLY FLOW DEVELOPING DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF FEBRUARY.
FORECAST MODELS ARE CURRENTLY IN DISAGREEMENT WITH REGARDS TO THE
DEGREE OF WARMING...IF ANY.
TEMPERATURES ALOFT ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN WARM ENOUGH TO PREVENT
CANCELLATION OF SCHEDULED AIR TRAFFIC IN AND OUT OF
FAIRBANKS...HOWEVER OCCASIONAL DENSE ICE FOG AT AIRPORTS MAY
RESTRICT FLIGHTS OF SMALLER AIRCRAFT MAINLY TO LOCATIONS IN RURAL
ALASKA. FOR THE LATEST FLIGHT STATUS...CONTINUE TO CHECK WITH YOUR
AIR CARRIER.
$$
DA JAN 06
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1122 AM AST THU JAN 26 2006
...JANUARY 2006...MAY BE FAIRBANKS COLDEST JANUARY IN 35 YEARS...
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR JANUARY 2006 IN FAIRBANKS WILL GO ON
RECORD AS ONE OF THE COLDEST MONTHS IN THE PAST 35 YEARS. THE
AVERAGE JANUARY TEMPERATURE FOR FAIRBANKS...SINCE RECORDS BEGAN IN
1904...HAS BEEN 10.1 BELOW ZERO. BASED ON 102 YEARS OF DATA...THE AVERAGE
JANUARY HIGH IS 1.6 BELOW AND THE AVERAGE LOW 18.5 BELOW. JANUARY
IS..ON AVERAGE...THE COLDEST MONTH OF THE YEAR IN FAIRBANKS.
THE COLDEST MONTH OF RECORD FOR FAIRBANKS IS JANUARY 1906...36.4
BELOW. THE SECOND COLDEST IS DECEMBER 1917...33.3 BELOW. THE
THIRD COLDEST IS JANUARY 1971...31.7 BELOW.
SINCE 1971 THE COLDEST MONTH IS FEBRUARY 1979...25.3 BELOW. THE
SECOND COLDEST IS DECEMBER 1980...24.0 BELOW. THE THIRD
COLDEST IS FEBRUARY 1990...21.7 BELOW. THE FOURTH COLDEST
IS JANUARY 1989...21.2 BELOW. THE FIFTH COLDEST IS JANUARY
1973...18.2 BELOW.
FOR JANUARY 2006 THROUGH THE 25TH OF THE MONTH...THE AVERAGE
TEMPERATURE HAS BEEN 19.2 BELOW. THE WEATHER FORECAST FOR THE REST OF
THE MONTH CALLS FOR TEMPERATURES IN THE RANGE OF ABOUT 30 TO 50 BELOW.
BASED ON THIS FORECAST...JANUARY 2006 WILL BE AT LEAST THE FIFTH
COLDEST MONTH SINCE 1971.
THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE THAT JANUARY 2006 WILL DISPLACE FEBRUARY
1990 TO BECOME THE THIRD COLDEST MONTH SINCE 1971. THIS WOULD ALSO
MAKE IT THE COLDEST JANUARY IN 35 YEARS. TO MAKE THIS RECORD WOULD
REQUIRE AN AVERAGE DAILY TEMPERATURE...FROM TODAY...THE 26TH...THROUGH
THE END OF THE MONTH...OF ABOUT 32.2 BELOW. IF CLOUDINESS
ASSOCIATED WITH GULF OF ALASKA LOW PRESSURE REMAINS SOUTH OF
FAIRBANKS...TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY REMAIN COLD ENOUGH FOR THIS RECORD.
THE POSSIBILITY OF JANUARY 2006 BEING COLDER THAN DECEMBER 1980
SEEMS RATHER REMOTE. AN AVERAGE DAILY TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 44
BELOW FROM THE 26TH THROUGH THE END OF THE MONTH WOULD BE
REQUIRED.
THE LACK OF ANY MILD WEATHER RATHER THAN ANY EXTREMELY COLD
TEMPERATURES HAS BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CURRENT MONTHS COLD
AVERAGE. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURE RECORDED SO FAR FOR JANUARY 2006...
AT THE FAIRBANKS AIRPORT...HAS BEEN AT LEAST 46 BELOW ON THE
26TH...AND THE WARMEST 6 ABOVE ON THE 8TH.
THE COLDEST TEMPERATURE REPORTED SO FAR THIS WINTER IN ALASKA HAS
BEEN 60 BELOW...AT BOTH FORT YUKON AND CHANDALAR LAKE ON THE 26TH
OF THE MONTH. CHANDALAR LAKE HAS RECORDED 60 BELOW TWICE THIS MONTH.
THE COLDEST TEMPERATURE ON RECORD FOR ALASKA IS 80 BELOW...SET AT
PROSPECT CREEK IN 1971 ON THE 23RD OF JANUARY.
THOUGH TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN WELL BELOW NORMAL THROUGH
THE END OF THE MONTH...A LITTLE WARMING MAY OCCUR IF CLOUDS MAKE
IT NORTH OF THE ALASKA RANGE. THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY OF
SOUTHERLY FLOW DEVELOPING DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF FEBRUARY.
FORECAST MODELS ARE CURRENTLY IN DISAGREEMENT WITH REGARDS TO THE
DEGREE OF WARMING...IF ANY.
TEMPERATURES ALOFT ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN WARM ENOUGH TO PREVENT
CANCELLATION OF SCHEDULED AIR TRAFFIC IN AND OUT OF
FAIRBANKS...HOWEVER OCCASIONAL DENSE ICE FOG AT AIRPORTS MAY
RESTRICT FLIGHTS OF SMALLER AIRCRAFT MAINLY TO LOCATIONS IN RURAL
ALASKA. FOR THE LATEST FLIGHT STATUS...CONTINUE TO CHECK WITH YOUR
AIR CARRIER.
$$
DA JAN 06
on January 26, 2006, 10:04 pm
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