Hummer Forums by Elcova - Crappy weather warning

Here is one for you guys. I know it's Alaska and "what do you expect" kind of stuff......

It did snow last night about 8" (which actually makes it warm here)

Statement as of 9:30 am AST on December 1, 2006

... November 2006 one of the driest and coldest in Anchorage...

November of 2006 turned out to be one of the driest and coldest on
record for Anchorage. A persistent weather pattern of high pressure
over the Bering Sea maintained a northerly wind blowing into south
central Alaska. Cold and dry air kept the sky clear. That allowed
welcome sunshine during the daytime but many nights saw temperatures
fall to below zero. The entire month remained at or below 32
degrees... the first time that has happened since 1973. Also of
interest is that no new temperature records were set in spite of the
lengthy cold spell.

Precipitation fell on only a few days and was meager. On the 15th
strong winds gusting to 41 mph brought a renewal of cold air to the
region. At the end of the month the huge mass of Arctic air was
leaving Alaska... headed for the lower 48 states.

Here is how November 2006 ranked within the 90-year Anchorage record:

Average temperature... ..11.9 degrees... ..Third coldest on record.

1st... ... .9.4 degrees... .1955
2nd... ... 10.1 degrees... .1990
3rd... ... 11.9 degrees... .2006
4th... ... 12.0 degrees... .1950

Precipitation... ... ... ..0.04 inch... ..Tied for second driest.

1st... ... .0.03 inch... .1921
2nd... ... .0.04 inch... .1934
... ... .0.04 inch... .2006
3rd... ... .0.08 inch... .1985

Snowfall... ... ... ... ... .1.0 inch... ..Second least-snowiest.

1st... ... .0.9 inch... ..1995
2nd... ... .1.0 inch... ..2006
3rd... ... .1.5 inches... 1985
4th... ... .1.8 inches... 1984

Dec 06