While Illinois enjoys a relatively mild winter, things are far different in Alaska. A colleague alerted me to these reports coming out of Alaska. I don’t know which is more impressive: the nighttime lows or the daytime highs.
REGIONAL TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION ROUNDUP NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 958 PM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012 ALL VALUES ARE FOR 18 HOURS BETWEEN 3AM AND 9PM ALASKA LOCAL TIME TODAY : SNOWFALL AND SNOW DEPTH DATA AVAILABLE ONLY AT AUGMENTED SITES PRECIPITATION DATA RELIABLE DURING THE WINTER ONLY AT AUGMENTED SITES .B PAFG 0129 Z DH18/TXL/TNL/PPL/SF/SD : : ID STATION HI LO PCPN SNOW SNOW : FALL DEPTH PAFA : FAIRBANKS AIRPORT : -38 / -51 / 0.01 / / PAEI : EIELSON AFB : -36 / -52 / T / / PANN : NENANA : -26 / -54 / 0.00 / / PAMH : MINCHUMINA : -33 / -53 / / / PAIN : DENALI PARK : -24 / -49 / / / PABI : DELTA JUNCTION : -21 / -50 / 0.00 / / PAOR : NORTHWAY AIRPORT : -27 / -48 / T / / 15 PAEG : EAGLE : / / 0.00 / / PFYU : FORT YUKON : -51 / -62 / / / PARC : ARCTIC VILLAGE : -42 / -54 / / / PABT : BETTLES : -37 / -59 / 0.00 / / 32 PAHL : HUSLIA : -45 / -60 / / / PAGA : GALENA : -49 / -59 / T / / PAKV : KALTAG : -44 / -56 / T / / PAMC : MCGRATH : -24 / -49 / 0.00 / / 35 PAFS : NIKOLAI : -26 / -49 / T / / PANV : ANVIK : -24 / -27 / / / PAHC : HOLY CROSS : -25 / -30 / / / : PABR : BARROW AIRPORT : -19 / -24 / T / / PPIZ : POINT LAY : -19 / -24 / T / / PAWI : WAINWRIGHT : -14 / -20 / 0.00 / / PATQ : ATQASUK : -20 / -26 / / / PAQT : NUIQSUT : -19 / -25 / 0.00 / / PASC : DEADHORSE : -18 / -25 / 0.00 / / PABA : BARTER ISLAND : -30 / -36 / 0.00 / / PAKP : ANAKTUVUK PASS : -31 / -36 / / / : PAOM : NOME : -20 / -35 / 0.00 / / PAOT : KOTZEBUE : -32 / -39 / T / / PAPO : POINT HOPE : -9 / -22 / / / PAVL : KIVALINA : -24 / -27 / T / / PAWN : NOATAK : -35 / -42 / / / PAFM : AMBLER : / / / / PASH : SHISHMAREF : -17 / -24 / / / PADE : DEERING : -19 / -38 / T / / PABL : BUCKLAND : / / / / PAIW : WALES : -5 / -12 / / / PATE : TELLER : / / / / PAGL : GOLOVIN : -27 / -35 / / / PAKK : KOYUK : -15 / -29 / / / PAUN : UNALAKLEET : -17 / -27 / / / PACM : SCAMMON BAY : -17 / -22 / / / PAMK : SAINT MICHAEL : -23 / -26 / / / PAEM : EMMONAK : -17 / -20 / / / PASM : SAINT MARYS : -9 / -17 / / / .END COOPERATIVE OBSERVATIONS ALL VALUES ARE FOR 24 HOURS ENDING AROUND 9AM ALASKA LOCAL TIME TODAY .B PAFG 0129 Z DH17/TX/TN/PPD/SF/SD : : ID STATION HI LO PCPN SNOW SNOW : FALL DEPTH PATA : TANANA : -47 / -61 / 0.00 / / 20 GSCA2 : GOLDSTREAM CREEK : -41 / -55 / 0.00 / 0.0/ 17 FYKA2 : FORT YUKON #2 : -39 / -65 / 0.00 / 0.0/ 22 FAOA2 : COLLEGE OBSERVATORY : -38 / -48 / 0.00 / 0.0/ 17 STHA2 : MILE 42 STEESE HWY : / / / / DNPA2 : DENALI PARK HQ : -27 / -37 / 0.00 / 0.0/ 23 HLYA2 : HEALY 2NW : -30 / -41 / 0.00 / 0.0/ 8 LMHA2 : LAKE MINCHUMINA : -39 / -50 / 0.00 / 0.0/ 18 CHSA2 : CIRCLE HOT SPRINGS : -49 / -58 / 0.00 / 0.0/ 20 PRCA2 : PORCUPINE RVR AT COLEEN: / / / / RUBA2 : RUBY 14NE : / / / / BIGA2 : DELTA JUNCTION 20SE : -40 / -58 / 0.00 / 0.0/ 19 DDAA2 : DELTA 6N : / / / / PACA2 : PORT ALCAN : -36 / -49 / 0.00 / 0.0/ 13 CQNA2 : CHICKEN COOP : -43 / -59 / 0.00 / 0.0/ 14 EGLA2 : EAGLE : -40 / -57 / 0.00 / 0.0/ 18 CCVA2 : COLVILLE VILLAGE : -17 / -37 / T / T/ 8 WITA2 : WHITESTONE FARMS : -38 / -52 / 0.00 / 0.0/ 11 .END COOPERATIVE OBSERVATIONS ALL VALUES ARE FOR 24 HOURS ENDING AROUND 2PM ALASKA LOCAL TIME TODAY .B PAFG 0129 Z DH23/TX/TN/PPD/SF/SD : : ID STATION HI LO PCPN SNOW SNOW : FALL DEPTH GCQA2 : GILMORE CREEK : -23 / -47 / 0.00 / 0.0/ 16 DRYA2 : DRY CREEK : -32 / -54 / 0.00 / 0.0/ 26 TOFA2 : TOK FORESTRY : / / / / ACLA2 : ALPINE CREEK LODGE : / / / / .END COOPERATIVE OBSERVATIONS ALL VALUES ARE FOR 24 HOURS ENDING AROUND 6PM ALASKA LOCAL TIME TODAY .B PAFG 0129 Z DH03/TX/TN/PPD/SF/SD : : ID STATION HI LO PCPN SNOW SNOW : FALL DEPTH TOKA2 : TOK : / / / / TOAA2 : TOK #2 : -27 / -51 / 0.00 / 0.0/ 22 GALA2 : GALENA : -50 / -65 / 0.00 / 0.0/ 32 WSMA2 : WISEMAN : / / / / KOBA2 : KOBE HILL : / / / / PALP : ALPINE : -18 / -31 / T / T/ 29 MISSI : MISSING : / / / / DIKA2 : KANDIK RIVER : -52 / -64 / 0.00 / 0.0/ 22 .END COOPERATIVE OBSERVATIONS ALL VALUES ARE FOR 24 HOURS ENDING AROUND 10PM ALASKA LOCAL TIME TODAY .B PAFG 0129 Z DH06/TX/TN/PPD/SF/SD : : ID STATION HI LO PCPN SNOW SNOW : FALL DEPTH AURA2 : AURORA/FAIRBANKS : -40 / -51 / T / T/ 17 CSKA2 : CLEAR SKY : -42 / -60 / 0.00 / 0.0/ 18 NOPA2 : NORTH POLE : / / / / FMTA2 : FAIRBANKS MIDTOWN : / / / / .END
Europe is is in a deep freeze too and Australia is having a very cool summer.
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And this in England: ‘Britain to shiver in temperatures ‘colder than the South Pole’ as health chiefs say more than 1,500 people a week could die from killer freeze’
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2094230/UK-weather-Army-standby-temperatures-plummet-11C.html#ixzz1l5WKz8by