Anchorage is cool and wet this summer as the rest of the world bakes in the sun and heat.
Historical heat records shattered as temperatures soar above 45°C, prompting government precautions.
The first half of June was Anchorage’s windiest in more than 50 years, the result of an unusually stormy spring in Alaska.
Anchorage saw temperatures spike above 60 degrees every day in June for the first time in recorded history. The city also experienced near record low precipitation: Only 1/10 of an inch of rain fell the entire month.
There’s little relief from the daytime heat in the forecast for the rest of the holiday weekend.
Rain overnight in Anchorage pushed the number of consecutive rainy days in the city to 18 -- tying a record set in September 1919, the National Weather Service reports.
Anchorage has already seen nearly 4 inches of rain so far this month, the weather service says.
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