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Anchorage's Extreme December Precipitation

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Anchorage's Extreme December Precipitation

Rick Thoman
Dec 19, 2022
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Anchorage's Extreme December Precipitation

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In a previous post we reviewed the repeat snowstorms December 5-15 that brought Anchorage to a near standstill for a few days with 40 to 50 inches of snow around the city (Fig.1). In that post we noted while extreme, it’s not unprecedented for Anchorage to get this much snow in less than two weeks. However, the liquid equivalent of the snow was truly “off the charts”.

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