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Alaska records coolest start to year since 2012
Original: From NOAA/NCEI climate analysis, the first nine months of 2026 in Alaska have been the coolest since 2012, 0.4°F below t
NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information analysis indicates that the first nine months of 2026 were Alaska's coolest such period since 2012, running 0.4°F below the 20th century average. Weather observers in the state are sharing the figure, with some welcoming the relative chill. A single cool stretch in one region does not reverse the long-term warming trend, which remains well documented across the Arctic.
Why now: A cooler-than-average year in a rapidly warming region is notable and contrasts with persistent Arctic warming trends.
Evidence
- From NOAA/NCEI climate analysis, the first nine months of 2026 in Alaska have been the coolest since 2012, 0.4°F below the 20th century average. We'll take it. # akwx # Climate @ anisian @ EyeOnAlaska · AlaskaWx@alaskan.social · 5
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