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Record Report

Statement as of 12:57 PM AKDT on May 18, 2013


... Cold wave sets a number of new records for interior Alaska...

On the heels of a cold front that swept southeast over the
interior Friday and early Saturday... a number of long standing
temperature records were broken or tied.

Record low maximum temperatures on Friday may 17th:

Delta Junction... ... ... ... ... .34 (old record 37 set in 1964)
Denali park visitor center... .31 (old record 35 set in 1989)
Eielson Air Force Base... ... ..36 (old record 37 set in 1964)
Galena... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 34 (old record 35 set in 1964)
North Pole... ... ... ... ... ... ..40 (old record 41 set in 1992)
Tanana Airport... ... ... ... ... .34 (old record 38 set in 1964)
uaf College observatory... ... .36 (old record 40 set in 1992)

Record low minimum temperatures on Saturday may 18th:

Bettles Airport... ... ... ... ... 10 (old record 25 set in 1975)
Delta Junction... ... ... ... ... .19 (old record 22 set in 1992)
Denali park visitor center... .14 (old record 23 set in 1979)
Eielson Air Force Base... ... ..23 (old record 30 set in 1996)
Fairbanks Airport... ... ... ... .24 (old record 27 set in 1943)
North Pole... ... ... ... ... ... ..26 (tied old record 26 set in 1992)
Northway... ... ... ... ... ... ... .23 (old record 26 set in 1966)
Tanana Airport... ... ... ... ... .18 (old record 22 set in 1935)
uaf College observatory... ... .21 (old record 25 set in 2003)


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Statement as of 12:54 PM AKDT on May 18, 2013


... Cold wave sets a number of new records for interior Alaska...

On the heels of a cold front that swept southeast over the
interior Friday and early Saturday... a number of long standing
temperature records were broken or tied.

Record low maximum temperatures on Friday may 17th:

Delta Junction... ... ... ... ... .34 (old record 37 set in 1964)
Denali park visitor center... .31 (old record 35 set in 1989)
Eielson Air Force Base... ... ..36 (old record 37 set in 1964)
Galena... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 34 (old record 35 set in 1964)
North Pole... ... ... ... ... ... ..40 (old record 41 set in 1992)
Tanana Airport... ... ... ... ... .34 (old record 38 set in 1964)
uaf College observatory... ... .36 (old record 40 set in 1992)

Record low minimum temperatures on Saturday may 18th:

Bettles Airport... ... ... ... ... 10 (old record 25 set in 1975)
Delta Junction... ... ... ... ... .19 (old record 22 set in 1992)
Denali park visitor center... .14 (old record 23 set in 1979)
Eielson Air Force Base... ... ..23 (old record 30 set in 1996)
Fairbanks Airport... ... ... ... .24 (old record 27 set in 1943)
North Pole... ... ... ... ... ... ..26 (tied old record 26 set in 1992)
Northway... ... ... ... ... ... ... .23 (old record 26 set in 1966)
Tanana Airport... ... ... ... ... .18 (old record 22 set in 1935)
uaf College observatory... ... .21 (old record 25 set in 2003)


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