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

പപപപZŝĐŬdŚŽŵĂŶ;ƌŝĐŚĂƌĚ͘ƚŚŽŵĂŶΛŶŽĂĂ͘ŐŽǀͿ

Alaska Region Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook | December 2013 

Quarterly Climate Impacts 

and Outlook

National - 6LJQLÀFDQW(YHQWVIRU6HSWHPEHU21RYHPEHU

Alaska Region

December 2013

Temperature and Precipitation Anomalies

Severe Weather Impacts 

Alaska this Autumn

Alaska Statewide Precipitation Anomalies

September–November 2013

Alaska Statewide Temperature Anomalies

September–November 2013

HĞĂǀLJƌĂŝŶƐĚƵƌŝŶŐ^ĞƉƚĞŵďĞƌĂŶĚKĐƚŽďĞƌĨƌŽŵĂƐĞƌŝĞƐŽĨƐƚŽƌŵƐ

ĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐǀĞƌLJƐŝŵŝůĂƌƚƌĂĐŬƐƉƌŽĚƵĐĞĚŇŽŽĚŝŶŐŝŶƉĂƌƚƐŽĨƚŚĞ<ĞŶĂŝ

WĞŶŝŶƐƵůĂŽƌŽƵŐŚ͘ƐƉĞĐŝĂůůLJŚĂƌĚŚŝƚǁĂƐƚŚĞ^ĞǁĂƌĚĂƌĞĂ͕ǁŚĞƌĞ

ŵƵůƟƉůĞǁĂƐŚŽƵƚƐǁĞƌĞĐĂƵƐĞĚďLJƚŚĞϯϬŝŶĐŚĞƐŽĨƌĂŝŶƚŚĂƚĨĞůů

ĚƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞƐĞƚǁŽŵŽŶƚŚƐ͘dŚŽƐĞƐƚŽƌŵƐĂůƐŽƉƌŽĚƵĐĞĚƐĞǀĞƌĂůďŽƵƚƐ

ŽĨƐƚƌŽŶŐǁŝŶĚƐŝŶƉĂƌƚƐŽĨƚŚĞŶĐŚŽƌĂŐĞĂƌĞĂ͕ĂƚƟŵĞƐŐƵƐƟŶŐ

ƉĂƐƚΘϬŵƉŚ͕ƚŽƉƉůŝŶŐƚƌĞĞƐ͕ĂŶĚŬŶŽĐŬŝŶŐŽƵƚƉŽǁĞƌƚŽƐŽŵĞ

ŶĞŝŐŚďŽƌŚŽŽĚƐ͘

KĐƚŽďĞƌǁĂƐƚŚĞǁĂƌŵĞƐƚŽŶƌĞĐŽƌĚĨŽƌůĂƐŬĂĂƐǁŚŽůĞ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞ

ĚĞůĂLJĞĚƐŶŽǁĐŽǀĞƌĂŶĚƌŝǀĞƌŝĐĞĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶŚŝŶĚĞƌĞĚƚŚĞƐƚĂƌƚŽĨ

ǁŝŶƚĞƌƐƵďƐŝƐƚĞŶĐĞĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐŽǀĞƌŵŽƐƚŽĨƚŚĞ/ŶƚĞƌŝŽƌ͘ŵĂnjŝŶŐůLJ͕

ĂƐŵŽůĚĞƌŝŶŐǁŝůĚĮƌĞŶĞĂƌĞůƚĂ:ƵŶĐƟŽŶŐƌĞǁďLJŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶϯϬϬ

ĂĐƌĞƐũƵƐƚďĞĨŽƌĞ,ĂůůŽǁĞĞŶĚƵĞƚŽĂůĂĐŬŽĨƐŶŽǁĐŽǀĞƌĂŶĚƐƚƌŽŶŐ

ǁŝŶĚƐ͘^ƵĐŚĮƌĞŐƌŽǁƚŚƐŽůĂƚĞŝŶƚŚĞĂƵƚƵŵŶŝŶƚŚĞ/ŶƚĞƌŝŽƌŝƐ

ƵŶƉƌĞĐĞĚĞŶƚĞĚ͘dŚĞƉĞƌƐŝƐƚĞŶƚůLJŵŝůĚǁĞĂƚŚĞƌŬĞƉƚƐĞĂŝĐĞĨƌŽŵ

ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŝŶŐŝŶƚŚĞŚƵŬĐŚŝ^ĞĂŶĞĂƌůĂƐŬĂƵŶƟůǁĞůůŝŶƚŽEŽǀĞŵďĞƌ͕

ĂŶĚŽƉĞŶǁĂƚĞƌǁĂƐƐĞĞŶĂƚĂƌƌŽǁĂƐůĂƚĞĂƐEŽǀĞŵďĞƌϭϬ͘dLJƉŝĐĂů

ƐĞĂŝĐĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŝƐŶŽƚƵƐƵĂůůLJƚŚŝƐůĂƚĞ͘

HŝŐŚͲŝŵƉĂĐƚǁĞĂƚŚĞƌƌĞƉĞĂƚĞĚůLJƐƚƌƵĐŬůĂƐŬĂ

ŝŶĂƵƚƵŵŶϮϬϭϯ͕ǁŝƚŚĚĂŵĂŐŝŶŐǁŝŶĚƐ͕ŚĞĂǀLJ

ƌĂŝŶƐ͕ŇŽŽĚŝŶŐ͕ŚĞĂǀLJƐŶŽǁ͕ĂŶĚĞǀĞŶůĂĐŬŽĨƌĂŝŶ

ŚĂǀŝŶŐĂƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚŝŵƉĂĐƚŽŶůĂƐŬĂŶƐ͘

ƐƚƌŽŶŐĞƌŝŶŐ^ĞĂƐƚŽƌŵƉƌŽĚƵĐĞĚŚŝŐŚǁŝŶĚƐ

ŽǀĞƌƚŚĞĞĂƐƚĞƌŶůĞƵƟĂŶƐŽŶ^ĞƉƚĞŵďĞƌϮϬ͘

tŝŶĚƐŐƵƐƚĞĚƚŽεϬŵƉŚĂƚƚŚĞƵƚĐŚ,ĂƌďŽƌ

ŝƌƉŽƌƚĂŶĚĨŽƌĐĞĚĮƐŚŝŶŐǀĞƐƐĞůƐƚŽƐĞĞŬƐŚĞůƚĞƌ͘

dŚĞǁŝŶĚƐďƌŽŬĞƚŚĞĂŶĐŚŽƌůŝŶĞŽĨƚŚĞŚĂŽƐ͕

ĨŽƌĐŝŶŐƚŚĞǀĞƐƐĞůĂƐŚŽƌĞ͘dŚĞĐƌĞǁĂďĂŶĚŽŶĞĚ

ƐŚŝƉĂŶĚǁĞƌĞƌĞƐĐƵĞĚďLJŽĂƐƚ'ƵĂƌĚƉĞƌƐŽŶŶĞů

ŽŶ^ĞƉƚĞŵďĞƌϮϭ͘

Regional - &OLPDWH2YHUYLHZIRU6HSWHPEHU21RYHPEHU
Contacts: James Partain (james.partain@noaa.gov)

പപപപZŝĐŬdŚŽŵĂŶ;ƌŝĐŚĂƌĚ͘ƚŚŽŵĂŶΛŶŽĂĂ͘ŐŽǀͿ

Alaska Region Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook | December 2013 

:#regionalclimateoutlooks

Regional Outlook - IRU:LQWHU

Regional Highlight - 6HDVRQDO$QRPDOLHV

Alaska Region Partners

Autumn Storms

dŚĞŵŽƐƚĚĂŵĂŐŝŶŐƐƚŽƌŵƐǁĞƌĞĂƐĞƌŝĞƐŽĨĨĂƐƚŵŽǀŝŶŐůŽǁƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞƐLJƐƚĞŵƐƚŚĂƚƚƌĂĐŬĞĚĂĐƌŽƐƐƚŚĞĞƌŝŶŐ^ĞĂĂŶĚǁĞƐƚĞƌŶůĂƐŬĂŝŶEŽǀĞŵďĞƌ͘

DĂŶLJĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐŝŶǁĞƐƚĞƌŶůĂƐŬĂƐƵīĞƌĞĚƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚĐŽĂƐƚĂůŇŽŽĚŝŶŐĚĂŵĂŐĞĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƐĞƐƚŽƌŵƐ͘tŽƌƐƚŚŝƚǁĂƐ<ŽƚůŝŬ͕ǁŚĞƌĞďŽƚŚĨƌĞƐŚĂŶĚ

ǁĂƐƚĞǁĂƚĞƌĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐǁĞƌĞƐĞƌŝŽƵƐůLJĚĂŵĂŐĞĚĂŶĚĂĨĞǁŚŽƵƐĞƐƐĞǀĞƌĞůLJĚĂŵĂŐĞĚ͘hŶĂůĂŬůĞĞƚĂůƐŽƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĞĚĚĂŵĂŐĞƚŽŝƚƐǁĂƚĞƌƐLJƐƚĞŵĂŶĚ

ŚĂĚƐĞǀĞƌĞĞƌŽƐŝŽŶĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞďĞĂĐŚ͘DƵůƟƉůĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐŝŶƚŚĞƌĞŐŝŽŶǁĞƌĞĚĞĐůĂƌĞĚ^ƚĂƚĞŝƐĂƐƚĞƌnjŽŶĞƐ͘dŚĞƐĂŵĞƐƚŽƌŵĐŽŵƉůĞdžďƌŽƵŐŚƚ

ĨƌĞĞnjŝŶŐƌĂŝŶĂŶĚƐŶŽǁĨŽůůŽǁĞĚďLJƐĞǀĞƌĂůŚŽƵƌƐŽĨƵŶƵƐƵĂůůLJƐƚƌŽŶŐǁŝŶĚƐƚŽƚŚĞ&ĂŝƌďĂŶŬƐĂƌĞĂ͕ǁŚŝĐŚůĞŌŶĞĂƌůLJĂƚŚŝƌĚŽĨ'ŽůĚĞŶsĂůůĞLJ

ůĞĐƚƌŝĐŽŽƉĞƌĂƟǀĞ͛Ɛϯϭ͕ϬϬϬĐƵƐƚŽŵĞƌƐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚƉŽǁĞƌĂƐƚƌĞĞƐĨĞůůŽŶƚŽƉŽǁĞƌůŝŶĞƐ͘^ĞǀĞƌĂůƚŚŽƵƐĂŶĚƌĞŵĂŝŶĞĚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚƉŽǁĞƌƚǁŽĚĂLJƐůĂƚĞƌĂƐ

ƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞƐĚƌŽƉƉĞĚďĞůŽǁnjĞƌŽĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐƚŚĞƐƚŽƌŵ͘ƌŝǀŝŶŐĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐŝŶƚŚĞ/ŶƚĞƌŝŽƌǁŝůůƌĞŵĂŝŶĚŝĸĐƵůƚĨŽƌŵŽŶƚŚƐ͕ĂƐƚŚĞƌĞƐƵůƟŶŐŝĐĞĐŽǀĞƌ

ǁŝůůŶŽƚĐůĞĂƌĨƌŽŵŵĂŶLJƐĞĐŽŶĚĂƌLJƌŽĂĚƐƵŶƟůƐƉƌŝŶŐ͘dŚĞŶĐŚŽƌĂŐĞĂŶĚDĂƚͲ^ƵsĂůůĞLJƐǁĞƌĞŚŝƚďLJĂŵĂũŽƌŝĐĞƐƚŽƌŵŝŶůĂƚĞEŽǀĞŵďĞƌƚŚĂƚ

ĐĂƵƐĞĚŵĂŶLJĂƵƚŽĂĐĐŝĚĞŶƚƐ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐƐĐŚŽŽůďƵƐĞƐƐůŝĚŝŶŐŽīƚŚĞƌŽĂĚ͘tŚŝůĞƐŶŽǁǁĂƐŶŽƚŚĞĂǀLJŝŶŵŽƐƚĂƌĞĂƐ͕sĂůĚĞnj͕ůĂƐŬĂ͛ƐƐŶŽǁŝĞƐƚƚŽǁŶ͕

ƐĂǁƚŚĞĞĂƌůŝĞƐƚƚǁŽͲĨŽŽƚƐŶŽǁĨĂůůŝŶŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶρϬLJĞĂƌƐǁŚĞŶϮκ͘κŝŶĐŚĞƐŽĨƐŶŽǁƉŝůĞĚƵƉŽŶEŽǀĞŵďĞƌϭϬ͘

Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy 

www.accap.uaf.edu

Alaska Climate Research Center 

ŚƩƉ͗ͬͬĐůŝŵĂƚĞ͘Őŝ͘ĂůĂƐŬĂ͘ĞĚƵͬ

Alaska Climate Science Center 

ŚƩƉ͗ͬͬǁǁǁ͘ĚŽŝ͘ŐŽǀͬĐƐĐͬĂůĂƐŬĂͬŝŶĚĞdž͘ĐĨŵŐ

ƌLJŽƐƉŚĞƌĞdŽĚĂLJ;hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJŽĨ/ůůŝŶŽŝƐͿ͕

ŚƩƉ͗ͬͬĂƌĐƟĐ͘ĂƚŵŽƐ͘ƵŝƵĐ͘ĞĚƵͬĐƌLJŽƐƉŚĞƌĞͬ

EKͬEt^tĞĂƚŚĞƌ&ŽƌĞĐĂƐƚKĸĐĞƐŝŶ&ĂŝƌďĂŶŬƐ͕

ŶĐŚŽƌĂŐĞĂŶĚ:ƵŶĞĂƵ

EKͬE^/^ͬE

ǁǁǁ͘ŶĐĚĐ͘ŶŽĂĂ͘ŐŽǀ

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www.snap.uaf.edu

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ƚŚĞǁŽƌƐƚŽĨƚŚĞƐƚŽƌŵLJǁĞĂƚŚĞƌ͕

ďƵƚŝŶƚŚĞƐŽƵƚŚĞƌŶ^ŽƵƚŚĞĂƐƚ͕

ƌĂŝŶĨĂůůǁĂƐĨĂƌďĞůŽǁŶŽƌŵĂů

ĚƵƌŝŶŐĂƵƚƵŵŶ͘ƐĂƌĞƐƵůƚ͕Ă

ŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨŚLJĚƌŽĞůĞĐƚƌŝĐƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐ

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ĚƌŽƉƉĞĚƚŽŽůŽǁ͕ƐǁŝƚĐŚŝŶŐƚŽ

ƚŚĞĞdžƉĞŶƐŝǀĞĂůƚĞƌŶĂƟǀĞŽĨŽŝůͲ

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ďĞƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚ͘

dŚĞWĂĐŝĮĐĞĐĂĚĂůKƐĐŝůůĂƟŽŶ/ŶĚĞdžŝƐĂŵĞĂƐƵƌĞŽĨŚŽǁƐĞĂƐƵƌĨĂĐĞ

ƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞĚŝīĞƌĨƌŽŵŶŽƌŵĂůŝŶƚŚĞŶŽƌƚŚWĂĐŝĮĐKĐĞĂŶ͘KǀĞƌĂůů

ǁŝŶƚĞƌƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞƐŝŶůĂƐŬĂ͕ĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůLJƐŽƵƚŚŽĨƚŚĞƌŽŽŬƐZĂŶŐĞ͕

ƚĞŶĚƚŽƌĞŇĞĐƚƚŚĞWK/ŶĚĞdž͕ƚƌĞŶĚŝŶŐƚŽǁĂƌĚĂďŽǀĞŶŽƌŵĂůǁŚĞŶ

ƚŚĞŝŶĚĞdžŝƐƉŽƐŝƟǀĞĂŶĚďĞůŽǁŶŽƌŵĂůǁŚĞŶƚŚĞŝŶĚĞdžŝƐŶĞŐĂƟǀĞ͘

dŚĞĨŽƌĞĐĂƐƚĨŽƌǁŝŶƚĞƌϮϬϭϯͲϭκŝƐĨŽƌĂŶĞŐĂƟǀĞŝŶĚĞdžǀĂůƵĞ͘

dŚŝƐĐŚĂƌƚƐŚŽǁƐƚŚĞŵŽŶƚŚůLJĂŶĚƐĞĂƐŽŶĂůƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞƐĂŶĚƉƌĞĐŝƉŝƚĂƟŽŶĨŽƌƐŽŵĞůŽŶŐƚĞƌŵĐůŝŵĂƚĞƐƚĂƟŽŶĐŽŵƉĂƌĞĚƚŽƚŚĞ

ϭεΘϭͲϮϬϭϬŶŽƌŵĂů͘dĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞƐŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶĂĚũƵƐƚĞĚƚŽƌĞŇĞĐƚĂĐŽŵŵŽŶƐĐĂůĞƚŚĂƚĂĐĐŽƵŶƚƐĨŽƌĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞƐŝŶǀĂƌŝĂƟŽŶďĞƚǁĞĞŶ

ŝŶůĂŶĚĂŶĚĐŽĂƐƚĂůůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐ͘WƌĞĐŝƉŝƚĂƟŽŶŝƐƌĂŶŬĞĚĂŐĂŝŶƐƚǀĂůƵĞƐŽďƐĞƌǀĞĚŝŶƚŚĞϭεΘϭͲϮϬϭϬƉĞƌŝŽĚ͘