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Offline Scalphunter

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Driest winter
« on: March 05, 2016, 02:19:36 AM »
http://www.newsminer.com/news/local_news/this-winter-driest-on-record-in-fairbanks/article_918de41e-e11a-11e5-9775-ff1aaade7078.html


 This just might be an bad fire season as  not much rain fall   from may thru August.

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Re: Driest winter
« Reply #1 on: March 05, 2016, 04:18:42 PM »
As I recall wasn't it a terrible fire season last year?
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Re: Driest winter
« Reply #2 on: March 05, 2016, 06:44:30 PM »
Yes last year was 2nd worst fire year and  foresty people are saying  that it can be as bad or worst then last year. As to El Nino years I seen years  where they been worst in weather.  This year it been crazy.  Snow starting in September  on thru tend of November.  South central and south west Alaska it just been rain.  Anchorage snow total on the ground is  zero. normally it around 25 inches give or take.

 Only the  slope and  Northway has seen any  cold temps  below zero. The storm track been  up the coast and then swings across and goes up the Bering Sea. The ice charts  show open leads along the coast where  it is normally  solid ice.  From  Merkoyuk to Norton Sound it  open water.

 Just going to have to see what happens this spring as they are predicting earlier then usual green up/ If may is hot like it was last  spring, 90 deg days  it going to be bad. I know I'm going to open up another 100 feet from brush to cabin. put the old kobota to work.


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Re: Driest winter
« Reply #3 on: March 06, 2016, 01:31:18 PM »
Hope you get some precipitation soon John!
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Re: Driest winter
« Reply #4 on: May 06, 2016, 06:13:41 PM »
That stinks, hopefully you get rain soon. I have a daughter in Anchorage.
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