On May 23, 2015, Alaska set a new record for earliest day with temperatures in the 90s. As described by climate.gov, a daytime high of 91 °F was measured in Eagle, AK, where temperatures have been recorded since the 1890s. This image shows the surface air temperature from 23:00z on May 23, 2015 using NOAA’s Real-time Mesoscale Analysis. The warmest temperatures are colored orange-red, colder colors are colored blue.
A late season shot of cold air resulted in temperatures around freezing in many locations in the eastern Interior on Tuesday morning. Many of these locations saw temperatures in the 80's less than 10 days ago.
Low temperatures tonight for this area will be slightly warmer. Visit weather.gov/fairbanks for the latest forecast information.
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