Snowpack and precipitation amounts for the water year continue much below average for both states. Most of Alaska was under a ridge of high pressure. This resulted in mostly dry and warm weather. Furthermore, it resulted in snow pack losses, especially, in Susitna Basin. The following table depicts the locations where the record high temperatures were set, the new record high temperature, the old record high temperature and the previous record year.
All temperatures are in degrees Fahrenheit.
Wednesday mornings forecast models are showing another cold front moving into the Pacific Northwest on Thursday. This front will not be as strong as the previous front but will produce additional amounts of precipitation into the already soggy Pacific Northwest and northern Rockies. By Friday a ridge of high pressure will begin nudging north and east from the eastern Pacific. This ridge will likely bring dry weather to the western U.S. Friday and Saturday. The exception will be Washington, northern Idaho, Montana and parts of Wyoming where continued showery weather will continue.