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Arctic Environmental and Engineering Data and Design Support System

Statewide Climate Overview Maps

See an Alaska-wide view of historical and projected climate-related environmental variables. To see all available data for a point, go to the home page and choose a community or latitude/longitude.

⇩ Scroll down to see maps of precipitation, permafrost, temperature, and temperature indices such as freezing degree days.

Precipitation

Total annual precipitation, historical
1980–2009, CRU TS 4.0
Total annual precipitation, projected
2040–2069, NCAR CCSM4, RCP 8.5
Total annual snowfall, historical
1910–1919, CRU TS 3.1
Total annual snowfall, projected
2090–2099, NCAR CCSM4, RCP 8.5
Wet days per year, historical
1980–2009, ERA-Interim
Wet days per year, projected
2040–2069, NCAR CCSM4, RCP 8.5

Permafrost

Permafrost extent
Jorgenson et al., 2008
Ground ice volume
Jorgenson et al., 2008
Permafrost extent
Obu et al., 2018
Mean annual ground temperature at top of permafrost
2000–2016, Obu et al., 2018
Mean annual ground temperature at 1m
2021–2050, 5-Model Average, RCP 8.5, GIPL model
Mean annual ground temperature at 1m
2071–2100, 5-Model Average, RCP 8.5, GIPL model

Temperature

Mean annual temperature, historical
1980–2009, CRU TS
Mean annual temperature, projected
2040–2069, NCAR CCSM4, RCP 8.5

Temperature Indices

Heating degree days, historical
1980–2009, ERA-Interim
Heating degree days, projected
2040–2069, NCAR CCSM4, RCP 8.5
Freezing index, historical
1980–2009, ERA-Interim
Freezing index, projected
2040–2069, NCAR CCSM4, RCP 8.5
Thawing index, historical
1980–2009, ERA-Interim
Thawing index, projected
2040–2069, NCAR CCSM4, RCP 8.5