9/22/23
If you’ve been bemoaning what has felt like a cold and wet summer, you are not alone.
“Anywhere you go in this state, it’s like every single person is complaining,”…
In the 263 days between Jan. 1 and Sept. 20, Anchorage had 109 days with at least 0.01 inches of precipitation. The second-highest year was 1965, which had 99. It has been a soggy year so far. …
On that list: It was “probably the cloudiest summer on record for Southcentral Alaska” — meaning the region lost out on the solar energy it typically gets.
In 92 days of summer between June and August, Anchorage had some amount of rain during 48 days. Only 2010 had more summer days with measurable precipitation. …
On top of that, the highest temperature recorded this summer was 73 degrees, well below the average high of 78. And Anchorage had only 10 days with temperatures at or above 70 degrees. On average, the city gets 18.