Saturday, July 6, 2019

Alaska sees record temperatures in heatwave

The US state of Alaska, part of which lies inside the Arctic Circle, is sweltering under a heatwave, with record temperatures recorded in several areas, including its largest city.
Temperatures reached 90F (32C) in Anchorage on Thursday, shattering the city's previous record of 85F.
Several other places in southern Alaska also set all-time or daily records.
Experts say the unusual weather has been caused by a "heat dome" over the southern part of the state.
Twitter post by @NWSAnchorage: The #4thofjuly2019 was one for the books. Several ALL-TIME high temperature records were set at official observation sites throughout Southern #Alaska. But that's not all...there were more daily temperature records set too! #AKwx #ItsHotInAlaska
The high pressure system is expected to move north next week.
Continue reading: Alaska sees record temperatures in heatwave

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