Significant warmer than average temperatures were observed in most of Alaska, the northern Yukon and western part of the Northwest Territories, according to the National Integrated Drought Information System.
In the Cordova area, the average temperatures was 28.5 degrees, nearly one degree above the 27.7 degree average, while total precipitation for that period was 22.3 inches, close to the norm, said Rick Thoman, climate science and services manager for the National Weather service Alaska Region.
The report is compiled quarterly by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information Regional Climate Services, in partnership with Canadian, federal, state, local and academic contributions, and is released in September, December, March and June.
Most of the remainder of that region had, on average, near normal temperatures, except for a small area in central British Columbia, where temperatures averaged below normal.
Total precipitation was above average over the majority of Alaska, northern and southern Yukon, northwestern Northwest Territories, and over a small area in northeast British Columbia. Below normal precipitation was observed over the northwestern portion of British Columbia and southeastern Northwest Territories, the report said.
