Fastest-warming place on Earth update: The five-week period from April 3 to May 7 was the coldest in 109 years of record keeping at Fairbanks, Alaska

Alaska Endures Record Cold While Still Buried Under Snow

The central and eastern United States are not the only areas experiencing a colder-than-average spring. Alaska is also hanging on to winter's chill and snow.

The five-week period from April 3 to May 7 was the coldest in 109 years of record keeping at Fairbanks, Alaska, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).
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According to Expert Senior Meteorologist Joe Lundberg, "Fairbanks has not had a day above 50 degrees since Oct. 4, 2012."
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Snow has been consistently covering the ground since Oct. 15 in Fairbanks.  [Via Real Science]