STORM2K

Posted: **Mon Aug 16, 2004 9:01 pm**

As all the attention has been drawn lately to hurricanes and tropical storms, and record cold in many states...
I finally found SUMMER....in Alaska

RECORD HIGHS SUN AUG 15th 2004

Kodiak AK 74F
Mc Grath AK 79F
Juneau AK 83F
Yakutat AK 88F

RECORD HIGHS MON AUG 16th

Barrow AK 67F
Kodiak AK 78F
Yakutat AK 83F
Juneau AK 84F
Anchorage AK 85F
Kamloops BC 38.0C ( 100F) ** CANADA**

-justin-

Posted: **Mon Aug 16, 2004 10:10 pm**

Wow, they are higher then my high temps were during those days!!!

Posted: **Mon Aug 16, 2004 10:28 pm**

two reasons for that.

1. Warm water surrounds the west coast of NA. Same thing was seen last year in the Mediterranean prior to the European heat wave.

2. Positive PNA pattern (just the summer version of it) Note the Ridge in western North America and unseasonably strong/cold PV near Hudson bay.

http://www.cdc.noaa.gov/map/images/sst/sst.anom.gif

STORM2K

summer in Alaska

summer in Alaska