Matt Phelps
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Goldstream, Alaska weather, music, travel UAF Climate and Arctic Sustainability alaskawx.com
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Rick Thoman
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Fairbanks Airport low temperature Thursday morning of -46F (-43.3C) is the lowest temperature this late in the season since March 15, 1964, when the low was also -46F.
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Sitting around -45F at my cabin this morning
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Might I suggest grabbing some tacos before heading to UAF for the Science for Alaska presentation tonight?
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Instead of watching the state of the union, you could try my alternative: listening to every cover you can find of The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald.
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Fairbanks February snowfall total through Monday up 36.1 inches (91.7cm), the second highest February total on record and the tenth highest for any calendar month since 1915.
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3 days ago
Not only did Dutch Harbor, AK, set a record high of 58F today, they set an all-time station record for the largest dew point depression (52F) and the lowest relative humidity (12%) in any month based on their hourly observations (1946-present).
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I was treated to a beautiful sunset after our latest snow today
8 days ago
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Another fun Science for Alaska night at UAF
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Finally picked up my prints from a disposable camera I used last summer 📷
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SWALWELL: How many ICE agents have been fired for their conduct under their leadership? LYONS: I can get you that data SWALWELL: Is it more than one? LYONS: I'm not going to speak about personnel actions SWALWELL: God, I hope at least one person has been fired. Two people have been killed so far
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“I’m mad I can’t understand Bad Bunny’s lyrics because they’re not in English” my brother millions of metalheads around the world have been happily listening to incomprehensible Finnish shrieks and Japanese death grunts since we were teens, you’re just boring and racist
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Yesterday was the 100th consecutive day below 32F in Fairbanks. I think there’s a very good chance we crack the top 10 and maybe even the top 5 this winter.
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Chilly this morning
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Ope the lights are out
22 days ago
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That was a fun way to spend my evening
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Good beautiful morning from Goldstream, Alaska
about 1 month ago
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Rick Thoman
about 1 month ago
Not a shallow temperature inversion, but a big one in the Fairbanks area. More than 40ºF range early Thursday morning between the cold spots and in the hills above 2000 feet MSL.
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Winter Weather Spotter Training
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about 1 month ago
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Truly spoiled last night
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about 1 month ago
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Solid view out of my dining room window tonight
about 1 month ago
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Rick Thoman
about 1 month ago
Fairbanks area 2025-26 two-page cold snap summary for your perusal. A pdf version available too.
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FAT BEAR WEEK
add a skeleton here at some point
about 1 month ago
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Rick Thoman
about 1 month ago
Fairbanks airport 2025-26 cold snap, by the numbers (average temperature): Coldest week: -44.2F (-42.3C) Dec 29-Jan 4, lowest since 1975 Coldest two weeks: -37.0F (-38.3C) Dec 22-Jan 4, lowest since 2009 Coldest six weeks: -27.5F (-33.1C) Dec 5-Jan 15 lowest since 1971
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Lightly raining at 1pm college road
about 1 month ago
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It’s insane how warm 25F feels right now
about 1 month ago
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5F has no business feeling this warm
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Rick Thoman
about 1 month ago
Fairbanks' streak of consecutive days with high temperature at or below 0F (-18C) ends at 32 days, the second longest on record and the longest since the winter of 1917-18. All the other top-ten longest streaks were set prior to 1980.
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Above 0F for the first time in 42 days ☹️
about 1 month ago
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This will help soothe the pain of getting above 0
about 1 month ago
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It’s so over
about 1 month ago
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Rick Thoman
about 1 month ago
Fairbanks airport low temperature Tuesday thru 7am has been -45F (-42.8C), making this the 21st day thus far this winter with a low temperature of -40F/C or lower. This is the most since the winter of 1970-71.
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Dark times one year ago today
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Rick Thoman
about 2 months ago
Fairbanks climate factoid: December 2025’s total snowfall was 23.7 inches (60.2cm). This is the highest snowfall for any of the 37 months in the past 120 years that had an average temperature of -20F (-28.9C) or lower.
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Climatologist49
about 2 months ago
Fairbanks now up to 19 days with a low temp of -40F/C or lower. The last season with more days was 1970-71.
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Rick Thoman
about 2 months ago
Fairbanks cold: based on the current forecast, the 42 days from Dec 5, 2025 to Jan 15, 2026 is on track to be the coldest six weeks in the Golden Heart City in over half a century. The last time there was a colder six weeks was Dec 25, 1970 to Feb 4, 1971.
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My weather station stops at -40, good to be back
about 2 months ago
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And we’re backkkkkk
about 2 months ago
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Rick Thoman
about 2 months ago
Fairbanks airport average temperature of -22.3F (-30.2C) for the 31 days Dec 6, 2025 thru Jan 5, 2026 was 24.7F (13.7C) below the 1991-2020 normal and the coldest 31 day period since Jan-Feb 1971. At North Pole average -24.6F (-31.4C).
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Today looks like it will be the 24th consecutive day below 0F at the Fairbanks airport. At my house in Goldstream, it will be the 34th consecutive day below 0F.
about 2 months ago
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Climatologist49
about 2 months ago
Some stats on the recent cold and snow.
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From Juneau to Fairbanks, Alaska saw record-breaking snow and cold to start winter
Juneau had its snowiest-ever December, and Fairbanks saw its chilliest 30-day stretch in a half-century.
https://alaskapublic.org/news/environment/2026-01-06/from-juneau-to-fairbanks-alaska-saw-record-breaking-snow-and-cold-to-start-winter
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Today is the 10th straight day with a low of -45F or colder in Fairbanks (will end today). This ties for 6th longest streak on record. 8 days in a row with a high of -36F or lower is also good for a 6th place tie (ended yesterday).
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6pm temp hanging around -48 to -50 ish
about 2 months ago
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Rick Thoman
about 2 months ago
Through 3pm AKST Sunday, the daily high temperature at Fairbanks airport has been -46F (-43.3C). IF this hold until midnight, it would be the lowest daily high temperature since December 1977.
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