The summer of 2007 (June, July, and August) was marked with warmer than normal temperatures across much of Alaska. Exceptions were for isolated areas in the southern part of the state: the northern end of the southeast panhandle, parts of the Kenai Peninsula and the Pribilofs all had seasonal temperatures slightly cooler than normal. Temperature departures were about 1°F above normal for much of the southern mainland and increased for areas to the north. The strongest temperature anomaly was for the northwest Arctic coast with a departure for the season of more than 4°F. However, this trend was not consistent with areas further east as anomalies were not as strong for the Beaufort Sea coastal region.
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Summer (JJA) Temperature Statistics
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| Location |
Average (°F)
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Departure (°F)
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| Barrow |
41.7
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+3.6
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| Nome |
52.6
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+2.4
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| Fairbanks |
62.2
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+2.8
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| Anchorage |
57.0
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+0.5
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| Juneau |
55.8
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+0.4
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| King Salmon |
54.2
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+0.4
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Wildfire activity was below normal with just under 390,000 acres burned by the end of August. One notable fire early in the summer was on the Kenai Peninsula, with the Caribou Hills fire burning more than 56,000 acres. For the fire season as a whole including September, the area burned was a much higher 647,000 acres, owing to the Anaktuvuk fire. Astoundingly, this lightning-ignited fire started well north of the usual fire danger area, and burned more than 256,000 acres.
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Summer (JJA) Precipitation Statistics
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| Location |
Total (in)
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Departure (in)
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| Barrow |
0.42
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-1.81
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| Nome |
4.36
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-2.16
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| Fairbanks |
7.08
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+2.21
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| Anchorage |
3.68
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-2.01
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| Juneau |
10.77
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-2.10
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| King Salmon |
6.54
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-0.20
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| Tabular Data for Summer | Monthly Statewide Summaries |
| Temperature and Precipitation | June 2007 July 2007 August 2007 |
Posted October 17, 2007