Parts of Alaska have seen record high temperatures, record low temperatures, very strong wind, record rainfall and record snowfall – all in the same day!
Let’s start with snow. Anchorage (by far) the biggest city in Alaska, had a record snowfall of 9.9″ on Saturday. Then they had a daily record snowfall of 5.9″ on Sunday. That’s 15.8″ of snow in just 2 days. They are up to 37″ of snow on the ground – that’s over 3 feet. They have already ha 103.5″ of snow this winter. The Alyeska Ski Area nearby has already had 428″ of snow this winter! The base at the top of the mountain is 106 feet.
Anchorage already had 20″ of snow on the ground on Nov. 10. That’s the earliest that they have ever had that much snow on the ground.
Valdez AK had 15.7″ of snow on Saturday and 16.9″ on Sunday! That’s 32.6″ in two days. They are up to 81″ of snow on the ground. That’s nearly 7 feet. I spent a couple days in Valdez last August. It’s the “Switzerland of Alaska”. We ate dinner outside at a place called The Fat Mermaid. It was down by the water with snow-capped mountains around us and a very brave little bunny that was almost within arms reach. The rabbit was eating just the dandelions. I wanted to take him home!