Does Alaska get thunder storms

Answer 1

Yes. For all parts of Alaska the wettest month is at least 2-1/2 times wetter than the driest month and for most regions it is 3 to 6 times wetter. The wet time of the year varies somewhat, but given Alaska's large area it may be surprising how few patterns of yearly distribution of precipitation there are. (Precipitation includes rain and frozen and freezing precipitation such as snow, freezing rain etc.) The north coast and the west coast north of about 60 degrees north have quite low total precipitation and the distribution somewhat closely follows the temperature, meaning July and August are the wettest months and mid and late winter are the driest. The southwest part of the state, e.g., Bristol Bay, the Aleutians, the Alaska Peninsula and up to around Kodiak Island receives considerably more precipitation overall but in a much less consistent pattern, It is generally direst in April through July after which precipitation increases substantially with a broad maximum is September through January. The remainder of the coastal regions, from the outer Kenai Peninsula coast south through the southeast Panhandle is the wettest part of Alaska, with a fairly well-defined pattern. The precipitation (mostly rain) is almost reversed from that of the Arctic with respect to the temperature: the warmer months are direr and the colder, wetter. In particular June or July is the driest in most places and the rainy season is in the fall and early winter, with October being the wettest month by a fair amount. Alaska's Interior is considerably drier that other areas except the Arctic, but like it has the most precipitation is the warmer months. However much of the summer precipitation is due to short-lived showers rather than the slow, steady rain common along the coasts, so there is a difference in its effect on daily life. The south-central region, including Anchorage, shares some of the patterns of the interior, but modified toward the pattern of the coast areas on its south edge. Precipitation there is about half way between the two zones in total amount with the driest time of year in the spring and the rainy season peaking in August or September.

Answer 2

It needs the right instability for thunderstorms to form. It needs the sun, and depending the highest cold humid temperature,can form embedded thunderstorms, hidden in mid-layer clouds, can form. Although, thunder is rare it can happen if the sun stays too much.

Answer 3

Yes, Alaska does get thunderstorms. But it doesn't get very many since you need warm air ( which freezing Alaska doesn't have much of) in order to get a cumulonimbus cloud. Cumulonimbus clouds spawn lightning bolts, and are therefore thunderstorms.

FINAL ANSWER: Yes.

Answer 4

Yes, Alaska does experience thunderstorms, particularly in the summer months. Thunderstorms can be more common in areas like Southeast Alaska and the Interior region compared to coastal areas like Juneau.

Answer 5

Alaska does get tornadoes, but extremely rarely and when they do happen they are weak. Alaska does not get actual hurricanes, but some of the arctic lows can be just as strong.

Answer 6

Yes, mostly in the summer