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PhD Climate Scientist. Alaska. The Earth is warming because of us. Mooseologist. All opinions are my own. Signal: Climatologist.49
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Posting this for future reference. 🐆
This ties for the highest wind gust on record at the Anchorage Intl Airport (1954-present) as far as I can tell.
ANCHORAGE INTL ARPT (ASOS),AK (PANC) ASOS reports gust of 65 knots (74.8 mph) from NNE @ 0604Z -- PANC 150653Z 02034G63KT 10SM CLR M06/M18 A2921 RMK AO2 PK WND 03065/0604 SLP918 T10561178 $
December 15, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Apparently some flights are diverting to Fairbanks. Moderate turbulence reported below 500'.
December 15, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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After a magnitude 7 earthquake ripped under Hubbard Glacier earlier this month, scientists believe a “connector fault” may exist between established cuts in the thick planetary crust, says Alaska science writer Ned Rozell.
Beneath the icy face of Alaska, a long theorized ‘connector fault’ may be revealed in the wake of major earthquake
After a magnitude 7 earthquake ripped under Hubbard Glacier earlier this month, scientists believe a “connector fault” may exist between established cuts in the thick planetary crust.
www.adn.com
December 13, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Sea ice chunks moving along with the tide.
December 14, 2025 at 11:28 PM
This is the highest wind gust on record at Lake Hood (1973-present). @alaskawx.bsky.social
Lake Hood Seaplane,AK (PALH) ASOS reports gust of 62 knots (71.4 mph) from NE @ 2218Z -- PALH 142253Z 05033G54KT 10SM CLR M06/M23 A2938 RMK AO2 PK WND 05062/2218 SLP951 T10561233
December 14, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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We start losing daylight in 189 days.
December 14, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Photos from my daughter on the campus of Rutgers University.
December 14, 2025 at 4:46 PM
The temperature at the Juneau Intl Airport dropped to -2F yesterday. This is only the 4th sub-0F day there in 15 years. Prior to the 1980s, it used to happen about 10 days per year. @alaska.bsky.social @alaskawx.bsky.social
December 14, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Sunrise over an icy Turnagain Arm.
December 14, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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Monthly carbon dioxide concentration since 1958 from the NOAA Mauna Loa Observatory, Hawai'i. Last month's average concentration of 426 parts per million is 36 percent higher than in November 1958. The 10-year forecast is based on nothing but the recent trajectory of CO₂ concentrations. #Climate
December 14, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Cold and windy, details later.
December 13, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Month-to-date temperature departure from normal. Congrats to the blue and pink areas! Things are about to change for you.
December 12, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Prior to today, the greatest hourly precip value at PAFA since 1950 with a temp of -9F or colder was 0.04". That has been exceeded 5 times today. So while it is never too cold to snow, this is an exceptional "cold snow" event.
December 12, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Snow Water Equivalent (SWE) departure across Alaska as of Dec 7th. @alaskawx.bsky.social
December 12, 2025 at 4:56 PM
It'S too CoLd To SnOw. @alaskawx.bsky.social
December 12, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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The view from Klawock Hwy @ Control Lake, 📷 from 511.alaska.gov
December 11, 2025 at 9:26 PM
I ❤️ the Canadian model. (Not a forecast). @alaskawx.bsky.social
December 11, 2025 at 4:17 PM
The end is near.
We continue losing daylight for 10 days.
December 11, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Looks cold. 🥶
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In the Great Land.
December 10, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Let's check in and see how much Fall (Sep-Nov) has warmed in Alaska over the last 75 years. 🔥 @alaskawx.bsky.social
December 10, 2025 at 6:26 PM
The 12Z Canadian models shows a temp of -70F (-56C) at Mayo, YT, on Dec 19th.
December 10, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Don't promise me a good time CFSv2. (Week 3 & 4). @alaskawx.bsky.social
December 10, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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#CopernicusClimate has released its first data from the Copernicus pan-Arctic Regional Reanalysis (CARRA2): 2.5 km pan‑Arctic coverage, 24 years of data in the Climate Data Store, more realistic physics & improved details for local extremes, lots of added details with respect to ERA5.

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December 10, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Today is the first day of the season that the Anchorage Intl Airport dropped below 0F. This is 9 days later than the average date in the last 30 years. The number of 0F days has dropped by half over the last 75 years. @alaskawx.bsky.social
December 10, 2025 at 5:07 PM
It's good to be back home.
December 10, 2025 at 4:12 PM