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Weather Watchers

steve2470

(37,457 posts) Wed Jan 20, 2016, 12:31 AM Jan 2016

-45 F on Dalton Highway Alaska north of Alyeska Pipeline Pump 3

I would do the link to Weather Underground but it's saying Prudhoe Bay, which is a very long way to the north of this weather station. Now we're talking REAL interior Alaska weather.

eta: Broken weather station on map reported to WU.

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-45 F on Dalton Highway Alaska north of Alyeska Pipeline Pump 3 (Original Post) steve2470 Jan 2016 OP

-30 is where the foam in car seats freezes so it's like sitting on a piece of wood uppityperson Jan 2016 #1

yes it sure does steve2470 Jan 2016 #2

uppityperson

(115,677 posts)

1. -30 is where the foam in car seats freezes so it's like sitting on a piece of wood

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Wed Jan 20, 2016, 12:39 AM

Jan 2016

Also the glue that holds things on like decorations inside, and the rearview mirror gets brittle leading to a box of misc parts to be glued back on come spring.

I thought I was used to cold weather growing up in the central states, but it gets cold in AK interior.

steve2470

(37,457 posts)

2. yes it sure does

Reply to uppityperson (Reply #1)

Wed Jan 20, 2016, 12:47 AM

Jan 2016

All time official low for Alaska is ?80 °F / ?62 °C, on January 23, 1971 at Prospect Creek.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._state_temperature_extremes

Official low for Canada is -63 °C (-81.4 F) in Snag, Yukon, on February 3, 1947.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_extreme_temperatures_in_Canada#Lowest_temperature_readings

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