Contacts: James Partain (james.partain@noaa.gov)

പപപപZŝĐŬdŚŽŵĂŶ;ƌŝĐŚĂƌĚ͘ƚŚŽŵĂŶΛŶŽĂĂ͘ŐŽǀͿ

Quarterly Climate Impacts 

and Outlook

Alaska Region Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook | September 2014 

Alaska Region

Summer 2014

Alaska Weather and Climate Highlights - June 2014–September 2014

Barrow͗^ƵŵŵĞƌŵĂdžŝŵƵŵƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞŽĨρΘΣ&ŝƐůŽǁĞƐƚƐŝŶĐĞϭεκρ͘dŚĞĂǀĞƌĂŐĞƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞŽĨϯς͘ρΣ&ŝƐƚŚĞůŽǁĞƐƚƐŝŶĐĞϮϬϬϮ͘

Cold Bay͗ǀĞƌĂŐĞƐƵŵŵĞƌƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞŽĨρκ͘ϭ&ΣŝƐďLJĨĂƌƚŚĞǁĂƌŵĞƐƚŽŶƌĞĐŽƌĚ͘dŚĞƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐǁĂƌŵĞƐƚƐƵŵŵĞƌǁĂƐϭεϳϳ͕ǁŝƚŚĂŶĂǀĞƌĂŐĞ

ŽĨρϮ͘κΣ&͘

Fairbanks͗tĞƩĞƐƚƐƵŵŵĞƌŽĨƌĞĐŽƌĚ͕ǁŝƚŚϭϭ͘ςϯΗŽĨƌĂŝŶ͕ĞdžĐĞĞĚĞĚƚŚĞƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐƌĞĐŽƌĚŽĨϭϭ͘ρεΗŝŶϭεϯϬ͘KŶ:ƵůLJρ͕ƚŚĞŚĞŶĂZŝǀĞƌŝŶ&ĂŝƌďĂŶŬƐ

ƌĞĂĐŚĞĚŝƚƐŚŝŐŚĞƐƚǁĂƚĞƌůĞǀĞůŝŶŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶϮϬLJĞĂƌƐ͕ƚŚŽƵŐŚƚŚĞƌĞǁĂƐŶŽŵĂũŽƌŇŽŽĚŝŶŐƚŚĂŶŬƐƚŽƚŚĞDŽŽƐĞƌĞĞŬŇŽŽĚĐŽŶƚƌŽůƉƌŽũĞĐƚ͘

tĞƐƚĞƌŶĞŶĂůŝEĂƟŽŶĂůWĂƌŬ͗dŽƌƌĞŶƟĂůƌĂŝŶƐĨĞůůĂĐƌŽƐƐƚŚĞǁĞƐƚĞƌŶƉŽƌƟŽŶƐŽĨĞŶĂůŝEĂƟŽŶĂůWĂƌŬŽŶ:ƵŶĞϮςĂŶĚϮϳ͘DŽƌĞƚŚĂŶƚŚƌĞĞŝŶĐŚĞƐŽĨ

ƌĂŝŶĨĞůůĂƚtŽŶĚĞƌ>ĂŬĞ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐϮ͘εϭΗŝŶϭϮŚŽƵƌƐ͘dŚŝƐƉƌŽĚƵĐĞĚŇŽŽĚŝŶŐŝŶƚŚĞ<ĂŶƟƐŚŶĂĂƌĞĂ͕ĂŶĚŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶϭϬϬǀŝƐŝƚŽƌƐĂŶĚƐƚĂīǁĞƌĞĨŽƌĐĞĚ

ƚŽŚŝŐŚĞƌŐƌŽƵŶĚĂŶĚůĂƚĞƌĞǀĂĐƵĂƚĞĚďLJĂŝƌĂŶĚďƵƐ͘

Juneau Airport͗Ϯκ͘ϭΘΗŽĨƌĂŝŶŵĂŬĞƐƚŚŝƐƚŚĞǁĞƩĞƐƚƐƵŵŵĞƌŽŶƌĞĐŽƌĚ͕ĞĂƐŝůLJďƌĞĂŬŝŶŐƚŚĞƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐƌĞĐŽƌĚŽĨϮϭ͘ρϳΗƐĞƚŝŶϭεςϭ͘

Glennallen͗dŚĞƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞĨĞůůďĞůŽǁĨƌĞĞnjŝŶŐĞĂĐŚŵŽŶƚŚƚŚŝƐƐƵŵŵĞƌ͘dŚŝƐǁĂƐƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƟŵĞ:ƵŶĞ͕:ƵůLJ͕ĂŶĚƵŐƵƐƚŚĂǀĞŚĂĚĨƌĞĞnjĞƐ

since 1998.

Kotzebue͗dŚĞĂǀĞƌĂŐĞƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞŝŶƵŐƵƐƚŽĨρΘ͘κΣ&ŵĂĚĞƚŚŝƐƚŚĞƚŚŝƌĚǁĂƌŵĞƐƚƵŐƵƐƚŽŶƌĞĐŽƌĚ͕ĞdžĐĞĞĚĞĚŽŶůLJďLJϭεϳϳĂŶĚϮϬϬκ͘

Main Bay͗KŶĞŽĨƚŚĞǁĞƩĞƐƚůŽǁͲĞůĞǀĂƟŽŶƉůĂĐĞƐŝŶůĂƐŬĂ͕ŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶςρΗŽĨƌĂŝŶĨĞůůƚŚŝƐƐƵŵŵĞƌ͕ŶĞĂƌůLJƚǁŝĐĞƚŚĞŶŽƌŵĂůĂŵŽƵŶƚ͘

^ĂŝŶƚWĂƵů/ƐůĂŶĚ͗ǀĞƌĂŐĞƐƵŵŵĞƌƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞŽĨρϭ͘ϭΣ&ŝƐďLJĨĂƌƚŚĞǁĂƌŵĞƐƚŽŶƌĞĐŽƌĚ͘dŚĞƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐǁĂƌŵĞƐƚƐƵŵŵĞƌǁĂƐϮϬϬρ͕ǁŝƚŚĂŶ

ĂǀĞƌĂŐĞŽĨκε͘ϬΣ&͘
Contacts: James Partain (james.partain@noaa.gov)

പപപപZŝĐŬdŚŽŵĂŶ;ƌŝĐŚĂƌĚ͘ƚŚŽŵĂŶΛŶŽĂĂ͘ŐŽǀͿ

ηƌĞŐŝŽŶĂůĐůŝŵĂƚĞŽƵƚůŽŽŬƐ

Regional Outlook for October – November – December 2014

Regional Highlight - 3UHFLSLWDWLRQ6LJQLÀFDQWO\$ERYH1RUPDO

Alaska Region Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook | September 2014 

Alaska Region Partners

ůĂƐŬĂĞŶƚĞƌĨŽƌůŝŵĂƚĞƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚĂŶĚWŽůŝĐLJ

ǁǁǁ͘ĂĐĐĂƉ͘ƵĂĨ͘ĞĚƵ

ůĂƐŬĂůŝŵĂƚĞZĞƐĞĂƌĐŚĞŶƚĞƌ

ŚƩƉ͗ͬͬĐůŝŵĂƚĞ͘Őŝ͘ĂůĂƐŬĂ͘ĞĚƵͬ

ůĂƐŬĂůŝŵĂƚĞ^ĐŝĞŶĐĞĞŶƚĞƌ

ŚƩƉ͗ͬͬǁǁǁ͘ĚŽŝ͘ŐŽǀͬĐƐĐͬĂůĂƐŬĂͬŝŶĚĞdž͘ĐĨŵŐ

EKͬEt^tĞĂƚŚĞƌ&ŽƌĞĐĂƐƚKĸĐĞƐŝŶ&ĂŝƌďĂŶŬƐ͕

ŶĐŚŽƌĂŐĞĂŶĚ:ƵŶĞĂƵ

ƉĂĨĐ͘ĂƌŚ͘ŶŽĂĂ͘ŐŽǀ;Et^ŶĐŚŽƌĂŐĞͿ

ƉĂĨŐ͘ĂƌŚ͘ŶŽĂĂ͘ŐŽǀ;Et^&ĂŝƌďĂŶŬƐͿ

ƉĂũŬ͘ĂƌŚ͘ŶŽĂĂ͘ŐŽǀ;Et^:ƵŶĞĂƵͿ

EKͬE^/^ͬE

ǁǁǁ͘ŶĐĚĐ͘ŶŽĂĂ͘ŐŽǀ

^ĐĞŶĂƌŝŽƐEĞƚǁŽƌŬĨŽƌůĂƐŬĂĂŶĚƌĐƟĐWůĂŶŶŝŶŐ

www.snap.uaf.edu

Alaska Temperatures, oF

June–September 2014

Alaska Precipitation, Inches

June–September 2014

EŽƚĞŽŶŝŶƚĞƌƉƌĞƟŶŐŵŽĚĞůĨŽƌĞĐĂƐƚƐ

dŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐŐƌĂƉŚƐŚŽǁƐĨŽƌĞĐĂƐƚƐŵĂĚĞďLJĚLJŶĂŵŝĐĂůĂŶĚƐƚĂƟƐƟĐĂůŵŽĚĞůƐĨŽƌƐĞĂƐƵƌĨĂĐĞƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞ;^^dͿŝŶƚŚĞEŝŹŽϯ͘κƌĞŐŝŽŶĨŽƌŶŝŶĞŽǀĞƌůĂƉƉŝŶŐƚŚƌĞĞͲ

ŵŽŶƚŚƉĞƌŝŽĚƐ͘EŽƚĞƚŚĂƚƚŚĞĞdžƉĞĐƚĞĚƐŬŝůůƐŽĨƚŚĞŵŽĚĞůƐ͕ďĂƐĞĚŽŶŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĂůƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ͕ĂƌĞŶŽƚĞƋƵĂůƚŽŽŶĞĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ͘dŚĞƐŬŝůůƐĂůƐŽŐĞŶĞƌĂůůLJĚĞĐƌĞĂƐĞĂƐƚŚĞ

ůĞĂĚƟŵĞŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞƐ͘ŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞƐĂŵŽŶŐƚŚĞĨŽƌĞĐĂƐƚƐŽĨƚŚĞŵŽĚĞůƐƌĞŇĞĐƚďŽƚŚĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞƐŝŶŵŽĚĞůĚĞƐŝŐŶĂŶĚĂĐƚƵĂůƵŶĐĞƌƚĂŝŶƚLJŝŶƚŚĞĨŽƌĞĐĂƐƚŽĨƚŚĞƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ

ĨƵƚƵƌĞ^^dƐĐĞŶĂƌŝŽ͘

ƵƌŝŶŐ:ƵůLJʹƵŐƵƐƚ͕ƚŚĞŽďƐĞƌǀĞĚůEŝŹŽ^ŽƵƚŚĞƌŶKƐĐŝůůĂƟŽŶ;E^KͿĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐ

ǁĞƌĞŶĞƵƚƌĂů͘DŽƐƚŽĨƚŚĞE^KƉƌĞĚŝĐƟŽŶŵŽĚĞůƐŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞǁĂƌŵŝŶŐƚŽůEŝŹŽ

ůĞǀĞůƐĐŽŵŝŶŐĂƌŽƵŶĚĞĂƌůLJEŽƌƚŚĞƌŶ,ĞŵŝƐƉŚĞƌĞĨĂůů͕ƉĞĂŬŝŶŐĂƚǁĞĂŬƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚ

ĚƵƌŝŶŐǁŝŶƚĞƌϮϬϭκͲϮϬϭρĂŶĚůĂƐƟŶŐŝŶƚŽƚŚĞĮƌƐƚĨĞǁŵŽŶƚŚƐŽĨϮϬϭρ͘

dŚĞůŝŵĂƚĞWƌĞĚŝĐĂƟŽŶĞŶƚĞƌKƵƚůŽŽŬƐĨŽƌƚŚĞĂƵƚƵŵŶĨŽƌůĂƐŬĂĐĂůůĨŽƌŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĚĐŚĂŶĐĞƐĨŽƌ

ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚůLJǁĂƌŵĞƌƚŚĂŶŶŽƌŵĂůƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞƐƐƚĂƚĞǁŝĚĞ͕ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚĐŚĂŶĐĞƐĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞƌĐƟĐ

ĐŽĂƐƚĂŶĚŽǀĞƌ^ŽƵƚŚǁĞƐƚůĂƐŬĂ͘ůŽŶŐƚŚĞƌĐƟĐŽĂƐƚ͕ĂŶĚĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůLJƚŚĞŶŽƌƚŚǁĞƐƚƚŚŝƐƌĞŇĞĐƚƐƚŚĞ

ŵƵĐŚůĂƚĞƌŝĐĞĐŽǀĞƌĂŐĞĞĂƌůLJŝŶƚŚĞĨĂůůĐŽŵƉĂƌĞĚƚŽƚŚĞϭεΘϭͲϮϬϭϬŶŽƌŵĂůƐƉĞƌŝŽĚ͕ǁŚŝůĞŝŶ^ŽƵƚŚǁĞƐƚ

ůĂƐŬĂǀĞƌLJǁĂƌŵƐĞĂƐƵƌĨĂĐĞƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞƐĂƌĞĞdžƉĞĐƚĞĚƚŽƉĞƌƐŝƐƚ͘dŚĞŽƵƚůŽŽŬĂůƐŽĐĂůůƐĨŽƌŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĚ

ĐŚĂŶĐĞƐĨŽƌƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚůLJĂďŽǀĞŶŽƌŵĂůƉƌĞĐŝƉŝƚĂƟŽŶŽǀĞƌƚŚĞƐŽƵƚŚĞƌŶŵĂŝŶůĂŶĚĂŶĚ^ŽƵƚŚĞĂƐƚ͘dŚŝƐŝƐ

ĐŽŶƐŝƐƚĞŶƚǁŝƚŚƚLJƉŝĐĂůůĂƚĞĂƵƚƵŵŶƉƌĞĐŝƉŝƚĂƟŽŶĚƵƌŝŶŐǁĞĂŬƚŽŵŽĚĞƌĂƚĞůEŝŹŽ͘