It seems like in recent summers Arctic Russia was getting those extreme warm temperatures, and I allowed myself to think (knowing I was wrong), "wow, at least it doesn't get that bad in Alaska, must be something special about us!" How has Arctic Russia fared this summer? Haven't heard much this year.
Also, it seems like we had some pretty high dewpoints during some of this, yet they seemed to vary by up to 10F in a matter of hours. Maybe a function of the presence or lack of presence of the chinook winds? Wouldn't the high dewpoints alone (low 60's) account for the elevated night time temperatures?
Northern Sakha Republic has been persistently warm this summer and it's been the biggest wildfire season since the huge 2021 season, but I have not seen any extreme high temperatures (though I don't regularly monitor day to day temps in the Eurasia Arctic). Higher dew points are definitely contributing to the warmer overnight low temps, though unsurprisingly, with the roaring chinook at Delta temps overnight in the 70s and dew points in the uppers 30s and lower 40s.
Rick, as I said, get beachfront property (at least 20 meters above current sea level) while the Canadians are still encouraging immigration up there. But warning, it's a long way to a 7-Eleven when you want a Slurpee! And bring a lot of polar bear spray!
It seems like in recent summers Arctic Russia was getting those extreme warm temperatures, and I allowed myself to think (knowing I was wrong), "wow, at least it doesn't get that bad in Alaska, must be something special about us!" How has Arctic Russia fared this summer? Haven't heard much this year.
Also, it seems like we had some pretty high dewpoints during some of this, yet they seemed to vary by up to 10F in a matter of hours. Maybe a function of the presence or lack of presence of the chinook winds? Wouldn't the high dewpoints alone (low 60's) account for the elevated night time temperatures?
Just thinking out loud here...
Northern Sakha Republic has been persistently warm this summer and it's been the biggest wildfire season since the huge 2021 season, but I have not seen any extreme high temperatures (though I don't regularly monitor day to day temps in the Eurasia Arctic). Higher dew points are definitely contributing to the warmer overnight low temps, though unsurprisingly, with the roaring chinook at Delta temps overnight in the 70s and dew points in the uppers 30s and lower 40s.
Rick, as I said, get beachfront property (at least 20 meters above current sea level) while the Canadians are still encouraging immigration up there. But warning, it's a long way to a 7-Eleven when you want a Slurpee! And bring a lot of polar bear spray!
Good luck with that!
I'd need it!