Soggy Fairbanks
Aug. 6th, 2014 08:15 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
glacier_kittyFAIRBANKS — Not even one week into August, summer 2014 has reached second place for the most rain on record, and is only half an inch from the record.
As of 1 p.m. Tuesday, 11.05 inches had fallen at Fairbanks International Airport since the beginning of June, approaching the all-time summer record of 11.59 inches, which was set in 1930. Summer 1967, which had 10.67 inches, is now third all-time. The summer season for record keeping includes June, July and August.
Between 1 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, 0.64 inches of rain fell at the airport. Rain totals varied across the Interior: Circle received 0.77 inches of rain, while Eielson Air Force Base recorded 0.56 inches. Almost 2 inches has fallen this August in Fairbanks.
Based on past numbers, there’s a good chance Fairbanks will set a new rainfall record, according to Rick Thoman, Climate Science and Service Manager at the Fairbanks National Weather Service office.
“In the last 100 years, only about seven Augusts have not received half an inch of rain between Aug. 6 and the 31st,” Thoman said.
Jeez..well, I guess if it's that close, we may as well break the record. :P I hope this doesn't mean the winter will be super snowy and cold..
Today's trivia: Tomato juice is the official state beverage of Ohio
As of 1 p.m. Tuesday, 11.05 inches had fallen at Fairbanks International Airport since the beginning of June, approaching the all-time summer record of 11.59 inches, which was set in 1930. Summer 1967, which had 10.67 inches, is now third all-time. The summer season for record keeping includes June, July and August.
Between 1 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, 0.64 inches of rain fell at the airport. Rain totals varied across the Interior: Circle received 0.77 inches of rain, while Eielson Air Force Base recorded 0.56 inches. Almost 2 inches has fallen this August in Fairbanks.
Based on past numbers, there’s a good chance Fairbanks will set a new rainfall record, according to Rick Thoman, Climate Science and Service Manager at the Fairbanks National Weather Service office.
“In the last 100 years, only about seven Augusts have not received half an inch of rain between Aug. 6 and the 31st,” Thoman said.
Jeez..well, I guess if it's that close, we may as well break the record. :P I hope this doesn't mean the winter will be super snowy and cold..
Today's trivia: Tomato juice is the official state beverage of Ohio
