"We used to have snowmobile races on the ocean ice in front of Elim during the first weekend in April but we cannot have any races this year."
Open water over the ocean creates conditions that lead to hoar frost and rime ice. These conditions impact travel and are expected to become more common as ice forms later in Norton Sound.
An unseasonable rain event brought high rainfall and led to high water, especially around noon on August 3rd.
Thunderstorms are unusual in Unalakleet; however, a thunderstorm cell persisted in the area for longer than usual. Hot, dry conditions across Alaska have increased the risk of wildland fire, including that started from lightening strike.
Smoke from the North River fire is impacting outdoor air quality. The ADEC Division of Air Quality has issued an air quality advisory in effect from Tuesday, June 18, 2019 8:00 AM to Friday June 21, 2019 4:00 PM.
This was the warmest autumn on record for western Alaska. Local observer comments on how lack of sea ice is effecting fish and bird behavior.
Passenger experiences usually turbulent conditions on winter flights.
We've had so much wind this winter, on the 15th of January, the winds were warm!!!!!!
While taking photos this afternoon of the snow ice on various objects near the Native Village of Unalakleet, which was on the approximate order of 4 minutes and with very little wind (playground, grass, powerlines), my hands were cold due to the "wetness" in the air and the ambient air temperature.
Rapid weather change, with snowfall.
Using a hand-held Garmin Montana 650t unit, I took photos of the tideline in three areas.
I documented my tracks using the Garmin unit adjusting the track setting to log about every 5 feet, which was saved as a GPS Exchange (GPX) Format. From there, I imported the information into Google Earth Desktop as a KML track.
We do not ever recall having flowers blooming this late in the year.
A haze surrounding the hills had a distinct smell of burned wood.
Several dozen worms were observed during a Beluga hunt in Norton Bay.
Observed fast moving weather system... as quickly as it came it abated.
Unusually wet winter weather activity observed. Traveling in early February (AFE) disrupted travel due to weather conditions.
An unusual morning haze "winter fog", was observed, attributed to a layer of moist air trapped near the ground.
Three healthy snowfalls with progessively more snow each time.
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