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Back in about 1979 or so before I knew better I was leaving Fairbanks in an old rice rocket. Eve. But on to Tok I go, -. I Clear Delta and things are fine but cold. then I get out the old sleeping to drive in. The 100-miles between Dela and Tok was not built up than and it was lonely worry about my car and me. I hit the flats outside of Tok and the car warms up! It was a nice warm -65 degrees there. In to Tok I go and decide to hit the Lodge for a quick one or two. I get out of my car and down I go! It seems that my feet had frozen and well as my hands. So I stagger in to the bar and sit down. After the first double is consumed and my hands are somewhat working decide to take my boots off. Well have you even pulled your sock off and had ice come off with them? Well the reaction of the crowd
said it all. They wanted to medivac me and all but it was too cod outside but I just said bring me another
drink please! so they did! The damage from the freezing of my hands and feet gave me pains for the next 5years or so. Oh I went to a Doctor and after I gave my list of ales ( 5 things including the freeze) and he examined the He said you're a wreck!

I have pulled my socks off and had ice in the socks. You wouldn't believe where it happened to me. But my mother in law was aghast.

In 72, Northway. Brother was racing in the Anchorage to Fairbanks MS600 snowmachine race. Northway was the overnight accommodations for our vehicles, all parked in the hangar. -60 on the thermometer hanging outside. Next day in Fairbanks showed -55.
On the way home, we stopped in Paxon to fill up vehicles. -12. Felt like tee-shirt weather. Amazing change...

I was in the Air Force stationed at Galena back in 91-92. I remember one night at -56. One day I flew to Unalakleet with a friend. Temps were around -30 with winds 35-40kts. Wind chills close to -70. I hope to never feel anything like that again.

Windchill I would guess as the Nebraska state record low is -47 from 1989

Wind-chill only works on things that are alive like skin and you a chair outside a log and so on don't give a damn what the wind does.

January 2000, -67 F in Tanana according to the TAL AWOS.




It's amazing how many don't even get that concept. They sling the term 'wind-chill' around as if it'll somehow increase the street value their cold weather creds. 😆

Not Alaska but the first week of January 1980 in Jackson Wyoming it was 50 below or lower every night for a week straight. The coldest night was 63 below. It warmed up to a balmy 37 below the next day. We didn't have any electricity for 3 days. Thank God for pine beetle killed lodgepole and a good wood stove.

Back in 65 (Las Anchoraga) our thermometer was sitting out in the sun. I watched the mercury blow out the top end. Was hotter than H E double hockey sticks! Oh wait, wrong thread? 😉

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Two winters ago we saw -57 in Bethel, ME. I think top of Mt Washington had the coldest reading on the planet that day. If memory serves the wind chill was heading for -120.

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Point being, it was never that cold in Nebraska.

Not Alaska.
But deer hunting in Alberta on the Battle river.
November 1985.
First morning -36.
With 50 60 mph winds.
Nasty.
All the radio stations had warnings for live stock.
With those kind of winds the noses on livestock would freeze.
If you weren't careful you could get in trouble real quick
I told my guide..
This place is the azzhole of the world.
He said Eh.
That's about 500 miles farther north......


dave

-67 Late 90’s McGrath Ak. Think the official all time low was -75 at the FFA site.

Have seen -40 for two weeks here in WA and naturally when I had to change a motor in my Ford with 2 feet of snow. Trucks froze up in the street and a few houses froze up.
Gets colder here than many think, it also gets much warmer here than many think.

REPUBLIC HAS SET THE BAR FOR COLD TEMPS IN WA

Did you know Republic holds the record for the lowest temperature ever recorded in the United States? The record was set on January 20, 1954 when Republic recorded a temperature of a bone-chilling -69.7 degrees.


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January of '89, Eielson AFB. -55/-60ish. I remember the heating units in the barracks struggling and there was a 1/2" of ice on the inside of the windows. I have pics of that somewhere. I also remember a couple of weeks later it warmed up to 40 above or so and it felt like you could have worn shorts and a t-shirt outside.