If you’d like to find wintry conditions this late in the season, look no further than at Mt Washington, New Hampshire.
11 June 2016 -Excerpts from the Weather Channel
It has been quite wintry over the past couple of days,.
Wednesday and Thursday, a total of 1.8 inches of snow was measured at the observatory, accompanied by average wind speeds from 55-66 mph, according to observatory records.
Snow showers there are not that uncommon in June. Average June snowfall is only 1 inch.
The average high temperature in June is around 50 degrees with a typical low in the upper 30s.
The Mount Washington Observatory, where winds howl and snow falls most months of the year, sits at an elevation of 6,288 feet.
From The Weather Channel today:
https://weather.com/forecast/regional/news/cold-snow-chill-temperature-alaska-wintry
Thanks to H.B Schmidt for this link
According to Alaska 511, heavy snow was reported on the Dalton Highway between Sagwon and Deadhorse early Friday, with some snow reportedly sticking on the road.
From Wednesday into Friday snow fell along the Arctic coast, including the cities of Barrow and Katovik.
America’s northernmost city, Barrow, Alaska, picked up 1.7 inches of snow on Thursday, June 9, the largest daily June snowfall in just over 35 years, since a June 7, 1981 snowfall of 3.2 inches.
It was also the sixth highest June daily snowfall on record, there, according to the National Weather Service.
Alaska weather blogger Dr. Richard James noted wet snow was even observed Thursday in the village of Umiat, about 165 miles southeast of Barrow.
James blogged that this is rather unusual in Umiat in June, with measurable snow only occurring in five other Junes of record since 1946.
The post Snowfall on Mt Washington, NH appeared first on Ice Age Now.