Matt Phelps
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Yesterday I had a moment to revisit the spot where I watched this tornado in 2013. Just a little different view lol 5/28/2013 Bennington, Kansas
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Saw a tornado and some other stormy scenes across Nebraska and Kansas yesterday evening
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Nice lightning in OKC last night
22 days ago
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Made a couple stops yesterday waiting for storms ๐ช๏ธ
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We've got lightning in Interior Alaska, with a few strikes 235pm AKDT Sunday over the uplands well east of Eielson AFB. Image courtesy RadarScope.
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Todayโs roadside find
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Nice view coming into Chicago this morning On my way to OKC to kick off my storm chase season
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Happy May!
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Winter is still hanging on here at my cabin in Goldstream
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Rick Thoman
about 1 month ago
As of late Saturday evening, Fairbanks (UAF West Ridge) snow depth was still 15 inches. But with low temps above freezing and highs in the 50s, that will quickly drop to "none" in coming days. The median winter snowpack melt out date the past 50 years is April 23.
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Back of the camera show of a violent long lived tornado near Enid OK earlier.
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Wait, what month is it??
about 2 months ago
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What if it never stops snowing
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That was fun! ๐๐ปโโ๏ธ ๐ถ
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Having a fun morning around the cabin
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lol
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Always a good day when the Brooks Range is involved. Helped out at work with a cargo run to Anaktuvuk Pass this afternoon with one of our pilots.
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Solid light show in the Brooks Range north of Coldfoot last night
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Rick Thoman
2 months ago
March 2026 in Fairbanks North Slope Borough was the coldest March since 1950, edging out 2007 and 1959. There's no long term trend in March average temps. ERA5 data courtesy
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Nice day for a drive
2 months ago
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My goodness that was crazy
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Well now what
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2 months ago
Congrats to Fairbanks for having their coldest Dec-Mar on record. ๐ฅณ
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That was a fun little show
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Hardly a cloud in sight on my drive from Cooper Landing to Fairbanks today. March >
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Rick Thoman
2 months ago
Fairbanks airport 300pm AKDT Sunday temperature up to 28F (-2.2C), the highest temp in more than two months.
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NWS Fairbanks sadly embracing the AI slop
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Spent last night car camping with friends at Quartz Lake
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Boiler Up! What a play by TKR
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Rick Thoman
2 months ago
Impressive "sunrise dip" in the temperature at Fairbanks airport, with the temp falling 21ยบF (11.7C) between 6am and 8am AKDT Wednesday. Not directly associated with a change in wind speed or direction (at least at the 10 meter level).
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Last night was cool
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Never gets old
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Once againโฆ this looks fun ๐
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Moose
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It was fun
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This is gonna be fun
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Neat
3 months ago
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-26F this morning and some beautiful aurora before bed last night
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I feel like we need to compile a list of all the wild winter stats for Fairbanks/the interior from this winter
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Moose warning
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Climatologist49
3 months ago
The high in Fairbanks, AK, was 107F colder than the high in Phoenix, AZ, was today (-5F vs 102F).
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Rick Thoman
3 months ago
There is hope Fairbanks for temperatures to get back to some semblance of normal next week. The last day with a high temperature above normal was February 24.
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Rick Thoman
3 months ago
Wednesday morning low temperature at Fairbanks Airport of -40F/C. This is the 7th day this month with a low of -40ยฐ or lower, the most in any March in the past century. Also the 31st day this season with a low of -40ยฐ or lower, the 4th highest seasonal total and most since 1964-65.
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Looks like I ended up at -39F for my low last night
3 months ago
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Can we squeeze one more -40 out of this winter tomorrow morning ๐
3 months ago
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Chilly at the house this morning, looks like I dipped to -36F around 8:05am (no wind)
3 months ago
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Bathroom with a view tonight
3 months ago
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Climatologist49
3 months ago
This is the coldest Feb 25 to Mar 11 period on record for Fairbanks.
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