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Special Statement

Statement as of 8:33 PM AKDT on June 17, 2013

Expires 2:45 AM EDT on June 18, 2013


... Heat wave continues across western Alaska...

Temperatures have reached into the 80s and lower 90s across
the interior and West Coast of Alaska today. These very hot
conditions are expected to continue through Thursday.

The heat wave is being caused by a blocking high pressure system
in the upper atmosphere that will remain parked over the interior
and West Coast of Alaska through Thursday. The high pressure will
then slowly recede east starting on Friday as a series of weak
weather systems move north across Alaska. This will bring slightly
cooler temperatures and a chance of thunderstorms to the interior
and West Coast of Alaska Friday through the weekend.

Some high temperatures so far today around the interior are:

McGrath... ... ... ... ..93 (new record)
Nikolai... ... ... ... .92
Galena... ... ... ... ... 89 (new record)
Ruby... ... ... ... ... ..88
Huslia... ... ... ... ... 88
Anvik... ... ... ... ... .88
Unalakleet... ... ... ..88 (new record)
Golovin... ... ... ... ..88
White Mountain... ... .88
Teller... ... ... ... ... 85
Noorvik... ... ... ... ..84
Nome... ... ... ... ... ..84 (new record)
Ambler... ... ... ... ... 84
Selawik... ... ... ... ..82
Noatak... ... ... ... ... 82
Buckland... ... ... ... .81



833 PM akdt Mon Jun 17 2013

... Heat wave continues across western Alaska...

Temperatures have reached into the 80s and lower 90s across
the interior and West Coast of Alaska today. These very hot
conditions are expected to continue through Thursday.

The heat wave is being caused by a blocking high pressure system
in the upper atmosphere that will remain parked over the interior
and West Coast of Alaska through Thursday. The high pressure will
then slowly recede east starting on Friday as a series of weak
weather systems move north across Alaska. This will bring slightly
cooler temperatures and a chance of thunderstorms to the interior
and West Coast of Alaska Friday through the weekend.

Some high temperatures so far today around the interior are:

McGrath... ... ... ... ..93 (new record)
Nikolai... ... ... ... .92
Galena... ... ... ... ... 89 (new record)
Ruby... ... ... ... ... ..88
Huslia... ... ... ... ... 88
Anvik... ... ... ... ... .88
Unalakleet... ... ... ..88 (new record)
Golovin... ... ... ... ..88
White Mountain... ... .88
Teller... ... ... ... ... 85
Noorvik... ... ... ... ..84
Nome... ... ... ... ... ..84 (new record)
Ambler... ... ... ... ... 84
Selawik... ... ... ... ..82
Noatak... ... ... ... ... 82
Buckland... ... ... ... .81



833 PM akdt Mon Jun 17 2013

... Heat wave continues across western Alaska...

Temperatures have reached into the 80s and lower 90s across
the interior and West Coast of Alaska today. These very hot
conditions are expected to continue through Thursday.

The heat wave is being caused by a blocking high pressure system
in the upper atmosphere that will remain parked over the interior
and West Coast of Alaska through Thursday. The high pressure will
then slowly recede east starting on Friday as a series of weak
weather systems move north across Alaska. This will bring slightly
cooler temperatures and a chance of thunderstorms to the interior
and West Coast of Alaska Friday through the weekend.

Some high temperatures so far today around the interior are:

McGrath... ... ... ... ..93 (new record)
Nikolai... ... ... ... .92
Galena... ... ... ... ... 89 (new record)
Ruby... ... ... ... ... ..88
Huslia... ... ... ... ... 88
Anvik... ... ... ... ... .88
Unalakleet... ... ... ..88 (new record)
Golovin... ... ... ... ..88
White Mountain... ... .88
Teller... ... ... ... ... 85
Noorvik... ... ... ... ..84
Nome... ... ... ... ... ..84 (new record)
Ambler... ... ... ... ... 84
Selawik... ... ... ... ..82
Noatak... ... ... ... ... 82
Buckland... ... ... ... .81




Record Report

Statement as of 3:57 PM AKDT on June 17, 2013



... Record high temperature for June...

At 353 PM the temperature in Nome reached 84 degrees breaking the
record for the highest temperature ever recorded in the month of
June. The previous record was 83 set back on June 7th 2004. The
highest recorded temperature ever in Nome is 86 set back in July of
1977 and 1968.


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