Overview of the climate of the U.S. state of Alaska
Köppen climate types of Alaska, using 1981-2010 climate normals.Natural-color satellite image showing thin plumes of beige dust blowing off the Alaskan coast.Utqiaġvik, Alaska is the northernmost city in the United States.Alaska covered by snow in the winter.
The climate of Alaska is determined by average temperatures and precipitation received statewide over many years. The extratropical storm track runs along the Aleutian Island chain, across the Alaska Peninsula, and along the coastal area of the Gulf of Alaska which exposes these parts of the state to a large majority of the storms crossing the North Pacific. The climate in Juneau and the southeast panhandle is a mid-latitude oceanic climate (similar to Scotland, or Haida Gwaii), (Köppen Cfb) in the southern sections and a subarctic oceanic climate (Köppen Cfc) in the northern parts. The climate in Southcentral Alaska is a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc) due to its short, cool summers. The climate of the interior of Alaska is best described as extreme and is the best example of a true subarctic climate, as the highest and lowest recorded temperatures in Alaska have both occurred in the interior. The climate in the extreme north of Alaska is an Arctic climate (Köppen ET) with long, cold winters, and cool summers where snow is possible year-round.
The climateofAlaska is determined by average temperatures and precipitation received statewide over many years. The extratropical storm track runs along...
Anchorage, Alaska (Dena'ina: Dgheyay Kaq'; Dgheyaytnu) has a subarctic climate with the code Dsc according to the Köppen climate classification due to...
areas of northern Siberia and northern Iceland have tundra climate as well. Large areas in northern Canada and northern Alaska have tundra climate, changing...
Climate change in Alaska encompasses the effects ofclimate change in the U.S. state ofAlaska. With winter temperatures increasing, the type of precipitation...
10 Sv in the upper 1500 m. The Alaska Current, together with the Gulf ofAlaska, has an impact on the climate system of the southwestern United States...
Alaska (/əˈlæskə/ ə-LASS-kə) is a non-contiguous U.S. state on the northwest extremity of North America. It is in the Western United States region, and...
crest of the Boundary Ranges of the Coast Mountains (see Alaska boundary dispute). The region is noted for its scenery and mild, rainy climate. The largest...
challenging climate and environment. Historical groups have been defined by their languages, which belong to several major language families. Today, Alaska Natives...
south and southeastern Alaska is a mid-latitude oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification: Cfb), and a subarctic oceanic climate (Köppen Cfc) in the...
Arctic Alaska or Far North Alaska is a region of the U.S. state ofAlaska generally referring to the northern areas on or close to the Arctic Ocean. It...
Interior Alaska is the central region ofAlaska's territory, roughly bounded by the Alaska Range to the south and the Brooks Range to the north. It is...
ground. Some northern areas with subarctic climates located near oceans (southern Alaska, the northern fringe of Europe, Sakhalin Oblast and Kamchatka Oblast)...
community north of the Arctic Circle, Sisimiut (Greenland), has approximately 5,600 inhabitants. In the United States, Utqiaġvik, Alaska (formerly known...
Alaska faces many challenges, largely due to the climate, the short growing season, and generally poor soils. However, the exceptionally long days of...
"Baked Alaska". The dish is also known as an omelette à la norvégienne, or "Norwegian omelette", which similarly refers to the cold climateof Norway...
oceanic climate. The state ofAlaska, on the northwestern corner of the North American continent, is largely dominated by a subarctic climate, but with...
limit of trees, where they grade into the subarctic climates designated Dfd, Dwd and Dsd (extreme winters as in parts of Siberia), Dfc typical in Alaska, Canada...
by ConocoPhillips located on the plain of the North Slope ofAlaska in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska entirely on wetlands. The project was originally...
Yupik: Alaska and the Russian Far East (Chukotka Autonomous Okrug) Alutiiq, Alaska Yup'ik, Alaska Cup'ik, Alaska Cup'ig, Nunivak Island (Alaska) Siberian...
100 km) from west to east across northern Alaska into Canada's Yukon Territory. Reaching a peak elevation of 8,976 feet (2,736 m) on Mount Isto, the range...
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