Coldest Of Winter Hits Interior Alaska

THE FAIRBANKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT DROPPED BELOW 40 DEGREES BELOW
ZERO FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS WINTER. AROUND 7AM THIS MORNING THE
TEMPERATURE AT THE AIRPORT DROPPED BRIEFLY TO 41 DEGREES BELOW
ZERO. THE LAST TIME THE AIRPORT DROPPED BELOW 40 BELOW ZERO WAS
FEBRUARY 4TH 2009.

OTHER LOCATIONS AROUND THE REGION FELL EVEN LOWER THIS MORNING:

CHICKEN...........................-63
O`BRIEN CREEK AT TAYLOR HWY.......-63
EAGLE.............................-57
CIRCLE HOT SPRINGS................-54
CENTRAL...........................-53
EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE............-47
EAST FORT WAINWRIGHT..............-43
GOLDSTREAM VALLEY.................-41
FAIRBANKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...-41

TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO WARM SLIGHTLY OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL
DAYS IN FAIRBANKS...BUT WILL REMAIN BELOW NORMAL. THE NORMAL LOW
FOR THE FAIRBANKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TODAY IS 18 BELOW WHILE
THE NORMAL HIGH IS 2 BELOW.