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Record warmth over Alaska - Balmy 67F measured on December 26

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December 29, 2021

Record warmth over Alaska
Balmy 67F measured on December 26

Record warmth in Kodiak Alaska.

Conditions in Alaska are normally bitterly cold and snowy at this time of the year, but in Kodiak, temperatures hit a record high on December 26th beating previous records by over 20 degrees.

Temperatures soared to a very balmy 67F on Sunday in Kodiak. This is the highest temperature ever recorded in December for Alaska. The previous record was 45F recorded in 1982, 1983, and 1984.

According to the National Weather Service, it is also the warmest temperature on record for any time between October 5th and April 21st, meaning it would have set a new monthly record in November, January, February, and March as well.

The temperatures came amid a spate of unseasonable warmth with 65F recorded at Kodiak Airport and with Unalaska seeing eight December days with temperatures over 50F and Alaska's warmest Christmas Day on record with 56F.

Along with record heat, Alaska has also endured something atypical for the time of year: heavy rainfall. Fairbanks, saw its wettest December day in history on Sunday too, with 2 inches of rainfall.

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