Alaska

Because Alaska is closer to the North Pole, and because the higher the elevation, the colder it is, there is snow on the mountain peaks even during the summer. I used to live in Alaska, so I know a little bit about it.

Alaska is an interesting mix of elevations, precipitation regimes, and latitudes, such that the towns in the running are from the North Slope, the Aleutians and far west, and the southeast coast. In the north, average precipitation is under 5 inches, so what does fall is usually snow, but it only adds up to 30-35". It's a similar story in western Alaska, but temperatures are moderated somewhat by the water, and snowfall in some places is similar. The least snowfall would probably be somewhere on the southeast coast, especially if you went out onto some of the islands in the gulf of Alaska. They receive tremendous amounts of rain (over 200 inches in some cases) but the temperature is moderated so much by the ocean that it is difficult to get snow even in the winter at that latitude. Some of these places only average about 20" of snow, which is often mixed with rain.

The latitude of Palmer, Alaska is approximately 61.6 degrees North.

While technically speaking, Alaska is both the Westernmost and Easternmost US State (The Aleutian Chain of islands extends beyond 180 degrees longitude into the eastern hemisphere), The official International dateline was redrawn in order to keep the entire United States in the same legal day. The far reaches of the Aleutian Chain share the Hawaiian Time Zone making it -5 hours difference from Maine.

It's a 4 hour time difference. I just moved from the Alaska time zone to the eastern time zone so all of my friends are 4 hours different

Only high in the mountains and on glaciers does it remain snow covered.

Alaska and Kentucky are 4 hours apart. Alaska is in the Alaska Time Zone, while Kentucky is in the Eastern Time Zone. Alaska is 4 hours behind Kentucky.

The intersection of University Ave and Airport Way in Fairbanks is

1,737.3 miles from the north pole. The distance is somewhat different

for other points around town.

It is extremely (and I mean extremely!) unlikely that Alaska could be hit by a hurricane.

That being said, it is not impossible for that to happen... in fact, in 1975 an unnamed hurricane formed in the North Pacific and came within only 300 miles of Juneau while still tropical (See related link). In addition Alaska gets battered by the remnants of Typhoons after they turn non-tropical. These cyclones can actual be far more intense then a tropical cyclone, due to their large gale force wind fields.

The lowest record high temperature is typically around 90°F (32°C) in regions with milder climates, such as coastal areas or high elevations. However, it can vary depending on the specific location and weather patterns.

Fairbanks, Alaska is in the Alaska Time Zone (AKST/AKDT), which is 9 hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC-9). During Daylight Saving Time, Alaska Time is adjusted to Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT), which is UTC-8.

The Northern Lights, also known as aurora borealis, are a natural light display in the Earth's sky, typically seen in high-latitude regions such as Alaska. They are not a climate, but rather a phenomenon that occurs when solar particles collide with Earth's atmosphere.

There are two major peninsulas in Alaska. Kenai and Seward.

Result 4F - 6F = -2F

67 degress is probably the highest it going to get. 37 is going to be the lowest it will get.

The capital of Alaska, Juneau, is located on the Gastineau Channel between the Coast Mountains and the Pacific Ocean. While there are mountains surrounding the city, it is not situated directly in a mountain range.

Much of it is different variations of a sub Arctic climate. On the North Slope you can find an Arctic climate, while coastal and Southeastern Alaska has a mid-latitude oceanic climate.

It can get quite hot in the interior in the summer (into the 80's and even 90's) and extremely cold in winter in the same place (below zero for weeks at a time). The southern and southeast coast is much milder, with temperatures warm enough for rain along with snow in the winter. It is also very wet in these locations, with some places receiving more than 100 inches of precipitation annually. On the North Slope, it is cold essentially all year, including extreme cold and wind in the winter. Snow is most abundant around south-central Alaska, averaging over 100 inches despite being warmer. There's about 30 - 60 inches through western and central Alaska, with even a bit less in the extreme north where it is so dry.

Mt. Okmok is a stratovolcano, which is a conical volcano built up by many layers (strata) of hardened lava, tephra, pumice, and volcanic ash. It is located in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska and is known for its explosive eruptions.

The Aleutian Island chain is in Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time (HAST=UTC-10) from November to March and Hawaii-Aleutian Daylight Saving Time (HADT=UTC-9) from March to November. The rest of Alaska is in Alaska Standard Time (AKST=UTC-9) from November to March and Alaska Daylight Saving Time (AKDT=UTC-8) from March to November.

Two hours:

10 AM Alaska = 8 AM Los Cabos, Mexico.

If it is midnight in London, it would be 4pm in Alaska. Alaska is 8 hours behind London time.

Well, it depends on where you are in Alaska. The shortened days of sunlight are caused by changes in the angle at which the sun's rays hit the earth as the earth rotates around the sun.

I am in Juneau (latitude 58.37 north, longitude 134.58 west), down in the southeastern part of Alaska. Here, on the summer solstice (about June 21st), we get about 18 hours of daylight. Then, we start losing about 5-10 minutes of daylight per day until we get to the winter solstice (about December 21st). On the winter solstice, we get about 6 hours of daylight. Then, we start gaining 5-10 minutes of daylight per day until we get to the summer solstice and the cycle starts over again.

Farther north, the differences are even greater. In Barrow (latitude 71.30 north, longitude 156.78 west), at the northern tip of Alaska, it really is the "Land of the Midnight Sun". Near the summer solstice, from about May 10th to August 2nd, the sun never sets. And near the winter solstice, from about November 18th to January 23rd, the sun never rises. At other times of the year, Barrow gains or loses daylight just like Juneau does.

Those are the two extremes. The rest of Alaska is somewhere between those two. For example, Fairbanks, in the middle of the state, gets about 20 hours of daylight on the summer solstice and about 4 hours of daylight on the winter solstice.

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Another contributor contributed another way to look at it:

Anyplace on earth that's farther north than the Arctic Circle, or farther south than the

Antarctic Circle, has at least one day a year when the sun doesn't rise, and at least

one day a year when the sun doesn't set. The closer you get to the poles, the longer

these annual periods of no sunrise and no sunset get.

Most of Alaska is south of the Arctic Circle, and has a sunrise and sunset every day of

the year. The Arctic Circle crosses Alaska on the line roughly through Shishmaref, Allakaket,

and Fort Yukon. North of that line is where you can have 24 hours without a sunrise

or 24 hours without a sunset.

The Aleutian Islands are a chain of rugged, volcanic islands located in the northern Pacific Ocean. The terrain is characterized by steep, rocky cliffs, active volcanoes, and tundra vegetation. The islands experience harsh weather conditions, including strong winds, fog, and heavy precipitation.

It depends on when right now is and what part of Alaska we're talking about. Alaska is so large it has a variety of climates, many in fact. Alaska is much like it's own continent or country, there is arctic tundra, rainforest, boreal forest, desert, etc. The temperature at any given time varies greatly depending on where you are in the state.

Hawaii Standard Time (HST) includes Hawaii and some of the western islands of Alaska like the Aleutian Islands. Hawaii Standard Time is 10 hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC-10).