Fairbanks, Alaska is rumored to have harsh winters and wonderful summers. This city is the focal point for many scattered villages and a staging area for Barrows and the oil fields of Purdue Bay. Fairbanks is located south of the Arctic Circle; during the summer solstice the sun never sets, and during the winter solstice the evening never meets with the day. [1] This blog will take you, the reader, briefly through the ins’ and outs’ of the weather and climate of this location.
Here, in the city of Fairbanks, for the month of October of 2011 the average high is 43o and the average low is 26o. Looking back for the last four years the average high temperature has been somewhat on the rise while maintaining a fairly steady low. The month of October is very dry with no precipitation and a dew point of 24oF.[2]
Fairbanks, is the second largest city in Alaska, and is located in the central Tanana Valley. The elevation of the city Fairbanks is 432 feet above sea level. North of the city are hills that lead into the White Mountains Range and the Yukon River, to the west are the Kuskokwim Mountains. The snow pack in the area is established in October and remains until May. On clear days, one can see the Alaska Mountain Range in the distance.[3]
[1] "Fairbanks Alaska." Fairbanks Alaska Visitor Information Site. Aurora Web Masters, 30 May 2011. <http://fairbanks-alaska.com/>.
[2] Masters, Dr. Jeff. Weather Forecast & Reports - Long Range & Local | Wunderground : Weather Underground. Weather Underground INC, 2011. <http://www.wunderground.com/>.
[3] "Snow forecast for Fairbanks-area hills",Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. September 22, 2009. Accessed October 4, 2009.
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