Hot Times...

From NOAA's Statewide 2017 Year in Review: Spring and summer temperatures in the Arctic were cooler in 2017 than they have been earlier this decade, but the annual average surface temperature was still the second highest on record.
Here's the annual temperature chart from the Alaska Climate Research Center for 2017 for Fairbanks, Alaska.

In other news, it's warmed up to near thirty above this week after temps near thirty below last week.

This warm weather makes for some pretty hot doggies, especially when they're used to running when it's below zero.