Chandalar Lake
Lake in United States of America
67°30′27″N 148°30′45″W / 67.50750°N 148.51250°W / 67.50750; -148.51250Chandalar Lake is a lake in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States.[1] It is located roughly 183 miles (295 km) north of Fairbanks near the Brooks Range.[citation needed] It is located near, although not in, the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.[citation needed] The lake is approximately 9.5 mi (15.3 km) in length.[1]
Climate
Climate data for Chandalar Lake, AK, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1940–present | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 38 (3) | 38 (3) | 50 (10) | 54 (12) | 83 (28) | 87 (31) | 92 (33) | 90 (32) | 78 (26) | 59 (15) | 42 (6) | 31 (−1) | 92 (33) |
Mean maximum °F (°C) | 25 (−4) | 26 (−3) | 31 (−1) | 45 (7) | 68 (20) | 78 (26) | 80 (27) | 74 (23) | 62 (17) | 39 (4) | 26 (−3) | 23 (−5) | 81 (27) |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | −3.3 (−19.6) | −0.4 (−18.0) | 13.3 (−10.4) | 30.6 (−0.8) | 50.1 (10.1) | 64.5 (18.1) | 67.8 (19.9) | 61.0 (16.1) | 46.2 (7.9) | 23.6 (−4.7) | 4.1 (−15.5) | −0.8 (−18.2) | 29.7 (−1.3) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | −15.8 (−26.6) | −12.6 (−24.8) | −2.1 (−18.9) | 15.1 (−9.4) | 37.8 (3.2) | 52.1 (11.2) | 55.0 (12.8) | 48.5 (9.2) | 35.8 (2.1) | 14.1 (−9.9) | −6.7 (−21.5) | −11.0 (−23.9) | 17.5 (−8.0) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | −24.9 (−31.6) | −24.6 (−31.4) | −16.3 (−26.8) | 1.3 (−17.1) | 25.1 (−3.8) | 38.7 (3.7) | 41.8 (5.4) | 35.3 (1.8) | 24.6 (−4.1) | 5.6 (−14.7) | −15.1 (−26.2) | −22.0 (−30.0) | 5.8 (−14.6) |
Mean minimum °F (°C) | −52 (−47) | −51 (−46) | −43 (−42) | −27 (−33) | 6 (−14) | 28 (−2) | 31 (−1) | 22 (−6) | 8 (−13) | −19 (−28) | −38 (−39) | −46 (−43) | −56 (−49) |
Record low °F (°C) | −74 (−59) | −68 (−56) | −62 (−52) | −45 (−43) | −25 (−32) | 20 (−7) | 25 (−4) | 11 (−12) | −8 (−22) | −44 (−42) | −57 (−49) | −63 (−53) | −74 (−59) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.45 (11) | 0.39 (9.9) | 0.42 (11) | 0.25 (6.4) | 0.58 (15) | 1.25 (32) | 1.45 (37) | 1.64 (42) | 1.27 (32) | 0.68 (17) | 0.37 (9.4) | 0.44 (11) | 9.19 (233.7) |
Average snowfall inches (cm) | 7.1 (18) | 6.2 (16) | 4.5 (11) | 4.0 (10) | 0.8 (2.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.1 (0.25) | 0.0 (0.0) | 1.5 (3.8) | 8.7 (22) | 6.7 (17) | 6.7 (17) | 46.3 (117.05) |
Average extreme snow depth inches (cm) | 18 (46) | 23 (58) | 22 (56) | 22 (56) | 7 (18) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 4 (10) | 10 (25) | 14 (36) | 10 (25) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 96 |
Source: WRCC[2] |
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chandalar Lake
- ^ "Chandalar Lake". WRCC. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
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