PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 631 PM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...FIRST 50 BELOW AT FAIRBANKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT SINCE 2006... FAIRBANKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT HIT 50 DEGREES BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2006. THE LAST DAY FAIRBANKS RECORDED 50 BELOW OR COLDER WAS JANUARY 27TH 2006 WITH A LOW TEMPERATURE OF 51 BELOW. TODAY ALSO MARKS THE FIRST DAY SINCE JANUARY 6TH 2009 THAT THE FAIRBANKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT REPORTED A 24 HOUR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF LESS THAN 40 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. BETTLES BROKE A RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE THIS MORNING. THE PREVIOUS RECORD LOW IN BETTLES WAS 56 BELOW SET IN 1989. THE PREVIOUS RECORD LOW LISTED FOR TANANA WAS INCORRECT AS THE RECORD LOW FOR TODAY WAS 68 DEGREES BELOW SET IN 1933. VALUES ACROSS THE AREA AS OF NOON INCLUDE... FORT YUKON CO-OP OBSERVER..............63 BELOW HUSLIA.................................63 BELOW TANANA.................................61 BELOW BETTLES................................60 BELOW FORT YUKON AIRPORT.....................58 BELOW GALENA.................................58 BELOW MANLEY HOT SPRINGS.....................58 BELOW COLDFOOT...............................57 BELOW WOODSMOKE SUBDIVISION - NORTH POLE.....57 BELOW KALTAG.................................56 BELOW MCGRATH................................54 BELOW CIRCLE HOT SPRINGS.....................53 BELOW NENANA.................................53 BELOW SHUNGNAK...............................51 BELOW FAIRBANKS AIRPORT......................50 BELOW DELTA JUNCTION.........................49 BELOW DENALI NATIONAL PARK...................49 BELOW $$ CWA JAN 12 ===== PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 249 PM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012 ...SECOND DAY OF WIDESPREAD 50 TO 65 BELOW TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE INTERIOR... TEMPERATURES PLUMMETED AGAIN OVERNIGHT SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY...BRINGING WIDESPREAD 50 TO 65 BELOW TEMPERATURES INTO THE INTERIOR OF ALASKA. HERE ARE VALUES FROM COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS AND WEATHER STATIONS ACROSS THE INTERIOR AS OF NOON SUNDAY: FORT YUKON CO-OP..............65 BELOW KANDIK RIVER CO-OP............64 BELOW FORT YUKON AIRPORT............62 BELOW* BETTLES.......................60 BELOW** HUSLIA........................60 BELOW MANLEY HOT SPRINGS............60 BELOW NORTH POLE/WOODSMOKE CO-OP....60 BELOW CHICKEN CO-OP.................59 BELOW GALENA AIRPORT................58 BELOW TANANA........................58 BELOW CIRCLE HOT SPRINGS CO-OP......58 BELOW DELTA 20 SE CO-OP.............58 BELOW COLDFOOT......................57 BELOW EAGLE CO-OP...................57 BELOW KALTAG........................56 BELOW GOLDSTREAM CREEK CO-OP........55 BELOW ARCTIC VILLAGE................54 BELOW NENANA........................54 BELOW SALCHA........................54 BELOW FAIRBANKS AIRPORT.............51 BELOW DELTA JUNCTION/FT GREELY......50 BELOW LAKE MINCHUMINA CO-OP.........50 BELOW MCGRATH.......................50 BELOW *TIED DAILY RECORD LOW OF 62 BELOW SET IN 1909 **EXCEEDS DAILY RECORD LOW OF 58 BELOW SET IN 1989 $$ JM ===== PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 144 PM AKST MON JAN 30 2012 ...RECORD LOW TEMPERATURES BROKEN IN INTERIOR ALASKA... A FRIGID ARCTIC AIRMASS WHICH HAS GRASPED NORTHERN ALASKA FOR MUCH OF JANUARY RESULTED IN SOME RECORD LOW TEMPERATURES OVER THE WEEKEND. READINGS BETWEEN 40 AND 55 BELOW ZERO WERE WIDESPREAD ACROSS MUCH OF THE INTERIOR WITH SOME LOCATIONS PLUMMETING TO 60 BELOW AND COLDER. BELOW ARE DAILY RECORD LOW TEMPERATURES BROKEN OVER THE WEEKEND: GALENA............SATURDAY....-63 (OLD RECORD -58 IN 1989) SUNDAY......-65 (OLD RECORD -56 IN 1947) BETTLES...........SATURDAY....-60 (OLD RECORD -56 1989) SUNDAY......-60 (OLD RECORD -58 1989) OTHER LOW TEMPERATURES OBSERVED OVER THE WEEKEND (NOT RECORDS): FORT YUKON COOPERATIVE OBSERVATION...............-66 KANDIK RIVER COOPERATIVE OBSERVATION.............-64 HUSLIA...........................................-63 TANANA...........................................-61 CLEAR SKY LODGE..................................-60 MANLEY HOT SPRINGS...............................-60 NORTH POLE (WOODSMOKE)...........................-60 CHICKEN..........................................-59 EAGLE............................................-57 NORTH POLE (KJNP)................................-57 GOLDSTREAM VALLEY BOTTOM.........................-55 NENANA...........................................-54 FAIRBANKS AIRPORT................................-51 $$ EP/RT