Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 34, Number 56, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 March 1902 — Climate of Alaska’s Interior. [ARTICLE]

Climate of Alaska’s Interior.

In the vast and almost unknow n interior of Alaska the climate is arctic. The winter is of eight months’ duration, dry, and, excepting certain restricted localities, entirely free from wind. The temperature descends as low as 80 degrees, with a mean of, perhaps, 40 degrees. Ice forms in the rivers and lakes to a thickness of eight feet and more. Summer extends over four months. During its earliest months high winds prevail. The balance of this short season is mild, and the temperature pleasant, rarely exceeding 8G degrees. The snow and rain annually precipitated is about 12.9 inches.