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North earns its chilly reputation

Winters are harsh, but summers may be pleasant

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But the region is not a year-round icebox. In protected areas south of the Brooks Range, such as in Kobuk Valley National Park, temperatures may surpass 70 degrees several times a summer.

Here are monthly averages -- high temperature, low temperature, precipitation (rain and melted snow), snowfall and snow depth for Northern locations: Arctic Village, Barrow, Barter Island, Bettles, Cape Lisburne, Kobuk, Kotzebue, Kuparuk, Prudhoe Bay/Deadhorse, Umiat and Wainwright.

ARCTIC VILLAGE
(Southern edge of Arctic National Wildlife Refuge)
Period of record: 8/1/1962 to 9/30/1996

Average annual high temperature	Average annual low temperature	Average annual total precipitation	Average annual total snowfall
27.2	4.6	9.30	49.2

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Max temp	-13.1	-6.1	13.0	29.8	49.6	64.8	68.9	59.7	42.0	20.9	-1.1	-2.6
Min temp	-32.9	-30.1	-17.1	-1.8	26.9	44.1	46.6	38.5	22.8	1.0	-19.9	-22.4
Precip- tation	0.44	0.26	0.41	0.23	0.61	1.41	1.68	1.42	1.38	0.60	0.45	0.40
Snow- fall	4.4	4.4	6.4	4.0	2.3	1.5	0.0	0.1	4.7	8.0	6.7	6.7
Snow depth	17	17	21	21	6	0	0	0	1	4	9	13

BARROW
(Northernmost town in Alaska)
Period of record: 9/2/1949 to 12/31/2000

Average annual high temperature	Average annual low temperature	Average annual total precipitation	Average annual total snowfall
15.3	4.5	4.56	29.8

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Max temp	-7.7	-11.8	-8.3	6.4	24.6	38.6	45.5	42.9	34.2	19.6	5.0	-5.6
Min temp	-20.2	-23.7	-20.9	-7.6	14.8	29.9	33.8	33.6	27.4	10.2	-6.3	-17.2
Precip- tation	0.18	0.15	0.14	0.17	0.15	0.34	0.90	1.03	0.63	0.47	0.23	0.16
Snow- fall	2.3	2.1	2.0	2.5	2.0	0.7	0.3	0.8	4.2	7.1	3.5	2.3
Snow depth	9	10	11	11	6	1	0	0	1	4	7	8

BARTER ISLAND
(Along Beaufort Sea north of Arctic National Wildlife Refuge)
Period of record: 9/1/1949 to 9/30/2000

Average annual high temperature	Average annual low temperature	Average annual total precipitation	Average annual total snowfall
15.4	4.1	6.19	41.8

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Max temp	-7.7	-13.9	-8.8	6.7	26.3	38.4	45.4	43.8	35.4	20.3	5.1	-5.8
Min temp	-20.3	-26.3	-22.5	-9.3	15.7	30.4	34.8	34.4	27.9	10.1	-6.7	-18.3
Precip- tation	0.48	0.23	0.21	0.19	0.31	0.53	1.03	1.10	0.68	0.77	0.41	0.26
Snow- fall	5.0	2.7	2.6	2.4	3.0	1.6	0.5	1.5	4.9	9.2	5.0	3.4
Snow depth	12	14	14	15	10	1	0	0	1	5	8	10

BETTLES
(Near Gates of the Arctic National Park, Kanuti National Wildlife Refuge)
Period of record: 5/1/1951 to 12/31/2000

Average annual high temperature	Average annual low temperature	Average annual total precipitation	Average annual total snowfall
31.1	12.9	13.92	82.4

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Max temp	-4.7	0.7	14.7	32.4	53.1	68.0	69.4	62.2	48.5	25.0	5.6	-2.0
Min temp	-20.5	-17.6	-8.6	10.1	33.5	46.9	49.0	43.6	32.2	11.9	-8.4	-17.0
Precip- tation	0.81	0.68	0.66	0.52	0.68	1.36	1.98	2.58	1.79	1.11	0.89	0.86
Snow- fall	12.6	9.8	10.0	6.7	1.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	2.1	11.9	13.4	14.8
Snow depth	26	29	31	26	4	0	0	0	0	4	12	20

CAPE LISBURNE
(Far western part of Northern Alaska)
Period of record: 1/2/1954 to 11/30/1984

Average annual high temperature	Average annual low temperature	Average annual total precipitation	Average annual total snowfall
21.9	13.1	11.34	41.4