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Weather Myths

Myth: 

Summers in Alaska are always cool.

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Photo By: Mark Kelley
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A visitor takes a break from skiing to "chill" for a while

Fact:

The Interior Region of Alaska enjoys warm summers. Ft. Yukon holds the state's high temperature record: 100 F in June, 1915! Fairbanks often has summer temperatures in the 80s and occasionally gets up into the 90s.

Myth:

The Far North of Alaska (Barrow, Prudhoe Bay, Kaktovik) is the coldest part of the state.

Fact:

The Northern Interior (along Brooks Range) holds the record for the lowest temperature, where the mercury fell to -79.8° F (-62° C) at Prospect Creek in 1971.

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