Rainfall totaled 1.01 inches, which was 0.41 inches above the normal. The highest daily rainfall was 0.35 inches on the 18th, which also set a record for the most hourly rainfall. There was no measurable snowfall for the month. (National Weather Service, Alaska)
May was pretty decent, warm and just enough rain to keep the garden damp. June's been OK, but we're already getting the afternoon thunderstorms. One lightening strike started a forest fire about seven miles NE of here and they're still trying to contain it. The helicopters shuttling the fire crews in and out of the site fly right over our place. It's a little too close for comfort.
You can read about it here:
http://www.newsminer.com/news/local_news/more-crews-ordered-to-fight-wildfire-near-two-rivers-new/article_02150964-9384-11e9-a782-dfed0b1fcb45.html
I think you folks got our spring. Been colder and wetter than normal here (Ontario) since March.
ReplyDeleteAs the brother-in-law in Wisconsin always reminds me, they get cold, rain, or snow whenever it's warm in Alaska. Not my fault, I always say, it's the jet stream. Above my pay grade!
ReplyDeleteSeriously, it is kind of odd that when a warm Pacific air mass pushes into Alaska, it forces the colder air into southern Canada and the lower 48. Not sure if it's global warming, but seems to be more common.