Climate Watch

Ocean surface temperatures

By Rick Thoman Alaska Climate Specialist Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Preparedness International Arctic Research Center/University of Alaska Fairbanks Northern Bering Sea ocean...

Basics on storm surging and coastal flooding

By Rick Thoman Alaska Climate Specialist Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Preparedness International Arctic Research Center/University of Alaska Fairbanks Autumn is here so it’s a good...

Climate Outlook for September

By Rick Thoman Alaska Climate Specialist Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Preparedness International Arctic Research Center/University of Alaska Fairbanks The climate outlook from NOAA's...

El Nino: How past El Nino's have worked out for western AK

By Rick Thoman Alaska Climate Specialist Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Preparedness International Arctic Research Center/University of Alaska Fairbanks With El Niño well underway now...

What is short duration precipitation?

By Rick Thoman Alaska Climate Specialist Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Preparedness International Arctic Research Center/University of Alaska FairbanksThis summer had been rather dry...

August Climate Outlook

By Rick Thoman Alaska Climate Specialist Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Preparedness International Arctic Research Center/University of Alaska Fairbanks The August 2026 climate outlook...

The rainy season is coming

By Rick Thoman Alaska Climate Specialist Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Preparedness International Arctic Research Center/University of Alaska Fairbanks With the calendar turning towards...

Lots of sea ice north

*/ By Rick Thoman Alaska Climate Specialist Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Preparedness International Arctic Research Center/University of Alaska Fairbanks Sea ice was mostly gone...

Temperatures over land vs over water

By Rick Thoman Alaska Climate Specialist Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Preparedness International Arctic Research Center/University of Alaska Fairbanks June temperatures on land...

Weather observations for aviation and community beneftis

By Rick Thoman Alaska Climate Specialist Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Preparedness International Arctic Research Center/University of Alaska Fairbanks For the past few years, the...