High March temperatures shortened Alaska’s winter weather

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Climatologists in Alaska say unusually high temperatures set records in March and likely are a reflection of the upward warming climate trend.

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Climatologists in Alaska say unusually high temperatures set records in March and likely are a reflection of the upward warming climate trend.

March is normally reliable for dog mushing and cross-country skiing. However, Anchorage, Alaska’s largest city, didn’t record a flake of measureable snow and temperatures in Fairbanks reached the 50s Fahrenheit (10s Celsius).

State climatologist Martin Stuefer says it’s as if Alaska didn’t have a March but instead moved right into April.

In this Wednesday April, 3, 2019 photo Mallards feed in a puddle of melted snow on the Delaney Park Strip ,in Anchorage. Much of Anchorage's snow disappeared as Alaska experienced unseasonably warm weather in March. (AP Photo/Dan Joling)
In this Wednesday April, 3, 2019 photo Mallards feed in a puddle of melted snow on the Delaney Park Strip ,in Anchorage. Much of Anchorage's snow disappeared as Alaska experienced unseasonably warm weather in March. (AP Photo/Dan Joling)

Climate specialist Rick Thoman (TOH-man) of the Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy says temperatures in northern, western and interior Alaska exceeded the daily average by double digits.

The headquarters of Denali National Park reported zero snow on the ground as of March 31. Thoman says that’s the earliest snow has disappeared by two weeks.

This April 3, 2019, photo shows ducks near open water at Westchester Lagoon in Anchorage, Alaska, with the snow-covered Chugach Mountains in the distance. Much of Anchorage's snow disappeared as Alaska experienced unseasonably warm weather in March. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)
This April 3, 2019, photo shows ducks near open water at Westchester Lagoon in Anchorage, Alaska, with the snow-covered Chugach Mountains in the distance. Much of Anchorage's snow disappeared as Alaska experienced unseasonably warm weather in March. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

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